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As a refugee from banking now trying to wear out those Dress-for-Success suits in front of business students, I find that my male colleagues can get away with wearing jeans and sweaters; my image, alas, seems to require a skirt, or at least a nice pair of dry-clean only slacks. If we really want students to concentrate on what we say rather than how we look, we should all wear uniforms -- maybe black academic gowns: one size fits all, and you can wear as much (or little) underneath as you want.
-- Susan Peters, Asst. Professor, U. of Maryland, Schwabisch Gmund Germany (posted 1/28, 4:10 p.m., E.S.T.)
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