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Re:People from elite backgrounds increasingly dominate acade... by abeppu on Monday July 11, 2022 @01:54AM (#32052699)
Can you elaborate on what "Enron-style vibe" means when describing university faculty?
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Re:People from elite backgrounds increasingly dominate acade... by frognumber on Monday July 11, 2022 @03:06PM (#32060340)
- Academic fraud

- Clever financial schemes and complex conflicts-of-interest

- Incredible salesmanship relative to the amount of substance

- ... and so on.

I've seen criminal activity there too (which I can't elaborate on), but I suspect the Institute is waiting for an Enron-style collapse. It will be a soft landing. The endowment is obscene at this point; the Institute can weather a lot.

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Re:People from elite backgrounds increasingly dominate acade... by sumedh on Monday July 11, 2022 @06:59AM (#32054511)
People who make decisions using powerpoint slides?
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Re:People from elite backgrounds increasingly dominate acade... by 93po on Monday July 11, 2022 @08:44AM (#32055420)
form over substance
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