> We can see there is this bias in the system, but we can't say yet what causes the bias I went to Stanford and cal (undergrad and master’s respectively). I ca

> We can see there is this bias in the system, but we can't say yet what causes the bias I went to Stanford and cal (undergrad and master’s respectively). I can tell you academia is plagued with elitism. There’s almost a class system that parallels the idea of an Ivy League or an elite institution. People who get in, feel special, that they are better and worked harder than the others, and therefore want to keep the others out. This extends beyond academia where a lot of hiring decisions boil down to who went where. It’s ultimately a private club where you’re not invited. Cal and Stanford grads can get away with it in Tech, but the minute you go higher up the ladder, suddenly Harvard (mgmt) grads make you feel you’re on the outside.