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> The degree isn’t some unrevocable item that you own. This is what I find so surprising. Having contractual stipulations I would need to abide by AFTER gettin
by rapind 2y ago
> The degree isn’t some unrevocable item that you own.
This is what I find so surprising. Having contractual stipulations I would need to abide by AFTER getting my degree for fear of revocation is nonsense to me, gross even. I don’t care if you’re the Unabomber. It’s silly for a university to be policing that. I guess I’m naive.
To be clear, so there’s no temptation to move the goal posts, I’m talking about a degree “already earned and received”.
- bawolff 2y ago> Having contractual stipulations I would need to abide by AFTER getting my degree for fear of revocation is nonsense to me The conduct in question happened pre-degree even if the punishment was after. I think that is a pretty important distinction. most contracts cover conduct during the contract even if it only comes to light after the end of the contract, so that wouldn't be so unusual.
- rapind 2y agoSure I hear you. I agree that this distinction matters. What annoys me is that revocation is even an option at all. I think this scenario is such an edge case that it really doesn't need an exception, and if supporting it means having the power to revoke a degree, then in my mind it's a lever for abuse and not something we'd want to normalize. It seems, to me at least, like a petty abuse of power that they shouldn't even have.