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I'm not arguing that student's don't stand to benefit from this sort of reporting, but... I bet most history departments would tell you that they are not inter

I'm not arguing that student's don't stand to benefit from this sort of reporting, but... I bet most history departments would tell you that they are not interested in the commercial success of their PhDs. That's not the purpose of their institution or in alignment with the academic tradition.

pram 5y ago
Exactly. I've seen this rationalization so much. It's like practically outrage at the mere suggestion that education should have some kind of functional purpose outside of itself.