By Gregory Semenza - Chronicle Vitae. I’m tired of hearing that academe isn’t part of the “real world.” This irritating canard is typically deployed by people living off campus—very often media critics, businesspeople, and politicians who view our colleges and universities as “ivory towers,” walled off from the practical concerns of average citizens. They promulgate an image of university faculty as impractical daydreamers, holders of arcane knowledge insulated from the economic and political pressures of everyday American life. See more...
16 juin 2014
Welcome to the Real World of Academe
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