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Because I've learned some about the way academia works -- where pressure comes from, and how it operates. If the administration tried to hatch some conspiracy
by impendia 6y ago
Because I've learned some about the way academia works -- where pressure comes from, and how it operates.
If the administration tried to hatch some conspiracy to inflate the grades of athletes or legacy students or whoever, ... then a quarter of the faculty would rebel, and the other three-quarters wouldn't even notice. Senior administrators send out lots of emails concerning this or that, and when they say to jump, nobody is scrambling to ask how high.
- treis 6y agoSo how do you explain all of the programs caught doing the things you say wouldn't happen?
- impendia 6y ago(1) To the best of my observation -- and I read Inside Higher Ed regularly -- this certainly happens but it's not common. (2) AFAICT, when it does happen, it happens through known channels. e.g. there might be a few classes or majors which have a reputation as going easy on athletes, and instructors there might be asked to stay in line. I'm not saying it never happens, but it's certainly uncommon enough that "grades are meaningless" isn't really true.