September 8, 2000

Being in, but Not of, the Academy

By RACHEL TOOR

One of the least attractive features of life in the academy is the emphasis on credentials and the constant comparisons that go on: between the degreed and the nondegreed, the elitely educated and the products of mediocre institutions, those who teach and those who publish. It's a lot easier to measure productivity by the number of ball bearings produced or the number of burgers flipped; when it comes to evaluating qualities of mind, it's a murkier business.

"Smart" becomes a kind of

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