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Do associate professors really have that much clout over there that they can do this? Maybe I'd expect something like that from a department head. Is that wha
by ibejoeb 16y ago
Do associate professors really have that much clout over there that they can do this? Maybe I'd expect something like that from a department head. Is that what this is?
- yummyfajitas 16y agoOver people in their research group, yes.
- ibejoeb 16y agoI guess what I really mean then is: did this guy get his ass chewed by a higher-up (who was smart enough not to put it in so many words) because it's how the institution operates? It's a little over the top. Trollish even.
- _delirium 16y agoUsually tenured profs who're producing good research don't get hassled much; heck, same with untenured profs who are producing good research to some extent. It does vary a little by school, if the school's administration wants to cultivate a particular image. For example, CMU was getting a reputation for taking 9-10 years for a PhD. It was for a variety of reasons not all the profs' fault, but it did include some aspects of profs wanting to keep their senior/productive students around producing more papers by dragging out their PhDs. The administration decided they didn't want that reputation, so started putting strong pressure to get people out within 6-7 years typically, 8 years max, which reduced that considerably.
- berntb 16y agoI read a discussion on Usenet many years ago about weight training. A post described how they measured the stomach muscles' pressure on the intestines. Someone asked "How do they get anyone to do heavy squats with a pressure sensor up their ass?!" The answer was just two words -- "grad students". (A favorite anecdote.)