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Date Posted: Sat, 11/23/02 9:12am
Author: Steve Russell
Subject: Re: College Visit
In reply to: tso 's message, "Re: College Visit" on Fri, 11/22/02 9:48pm

My two models for teaching at a research university were:

My late wife Donna, who taught at an Ivy school (Cornell) without even graduating from the University of Texas, although she made good grades for three years.

Joseph Cambell, who taught at one of the Seven Sisters (Smith, I think) without a PhD.

In both cases above, and in my case, it was life experience and publications regarding same that created a non-traditional slot.

That better schools depart from what we think are the rules all the time is an observable fact. Why is open to question.

My own theory is that when a school has X amount of reputation they are free to take chances, both on students and faculty. They also tend to be run by pretty creative people.

Lesser schools (in terms of rep) have institutional pressures to conform and the people in charge are more often drones.

That's just one theory that might explain it.

I know that I could never have gotten into UT-San Antonio as a student and the mucky-mucks kept telling me how lucky I was to be there teaching without a PhD.

Skin says the JD equals the PhD, and he's right if you talk to law schools--that's why they changed the name from Bachelor of Law to Juris Doctor. But the name change has not had the desired impact outside of law schools. I am the only person in my department without a PhD, although there are at least 3 other JDs.

Steve

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