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According to the upstream article posted in a sibling comment [1], the decision was made by the department head for EAPS, themselves a scientist AFAICT [2]. Th
by tekacs 5y ago
According to the upstream article posted in a sibling comment [1], the decision was made by the department head for EAPS, themselves a scientist AFAICT [2].
That doesn't necessarily change anything (and I'm not weighing in here), but given your assertion it seemed worth pointing out.
[1]: https://orgchart.mit.edu/node/6/letters_to_community/important-update-re-eaps https://orgchart.mit.edu/node/6/letters_to_community/importa...
[2]: https://eapsweb.mit.edu/people/hilst https://eapsweb.mit.edu/people/hilst
- ta988 5y agoMost department heads are administrators doing subpar research and collecting money on both sides.
- stochtastic 5y agoThat's an odd generalization to apply when we're talking about an individual whose significant academic record is easy to find [0,1]. Many department heads are more senior, taking on organizational responsibilities that would be more of a burden to younger faculty. Perhaps that is what you're referring to. But in the scheme of things EAPS is - and always has been - high on the rigor scale and low on the bureaucracy scale. [0] - https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=RxOuRnMAAAAJ&hl=en https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=RxOuRnMAAAAJ&hl=en [1] - https://hilst.mit.edu/publications/ https://hilst.mit.edu/publications/