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PhD students aren't necessarily the brightest (which is probably why many of them don't end up with tenure), but studying something at the graduate level does o
by DiscourseFan 2y ago
PhD students aren't necessarily the brightest (which is probably why many of them don't end up with tenure), but studying something at the graduate level does open your eyes to a particular kind of knowledge which is generally unavailable otherwise. So, yes, of course the work is more important than the credential, but the credential often stands in for the work that gives that knowledge.
- klipt 2y ago> which is probably why many of them don't end up with tenure There are far fewer tenure track positions than PhD's, so most of them not ending up with tenure is tautologically guaranteed.
- DiscourseFan 2y agoWell yes but it should be hard to get a tenure either way