Professors and other hanger-ons in higher education communicate in tongues ... they have an unique way of forming ideas that are full of erudite phraseology but carry actual meaning only in the befogged minds of these pedagogues. Paul Mirengoff of the Powerline blog has uncovered a set of mission statements for a number of new professors hired at Dartmouth College that can do nothing but support this gobbledygook notion ... and should bring you, dear readers, a good bit of mirth. Here's a teaser sample:
How is queer intellectual design an intrinsic part of transnational knowledge production in the cultural sphere?Enjoy this sidetrack into the ivy-covered ivory towers and see if you can actually decipher what these newly-hired liberal (but with a big L) edu-twits are actually saying ... see: Powerline Blog.
Afterward: My wife's comment ... "and for this many parents are spending $60,000+ a year?"
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At least, the Frat boys will be learning valuable new chants to enhance their solidarity against diversity.
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