Ok, Theorists, better make sure you were born into the right social class, since CNU will give those who graduated from "top" undergraduate institutions a leg up in hiring. And don't forget that the U.S. News ranking of your graduate institution matters a great deal. And if you didn't get that PBK key? Too bad for you.
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Christopher Newport University: Where Idiocy Rules
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Posted 2 years ago #
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Outrageous! Let's go back to the days when such arbitrary criteria appear nowhere in the ad but are applied anyway at the whim of SC members :)
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What an outrageous usurpation of the authority and prerogative of faculty. Seriously: if there's one thing faculty can reliably do, it's construct their own arbitrary, irrational rules for hiring!
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I almost thought this was a joke. Heaven forbid should we judge candidates on the quality of their teaching and research! Sadly, (as ^ alluded to), this probably happens more than some people like to admit. People get star struck with institutions. But the idea that Christopher Newport University is spelling it out for everyone to see is just plain bizarre.
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This part was funny. As if #69 is any different from #70.
•A terminal degree from one of the 69 best national universities in the U.S. News rankings.But I agree with Tulsa that this looks bad in writing but really common in practice.
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Clearly someone with veto power over the policy graduated from university #69 (or else was making a joke via the particular choice of number. A nerd, of course, would have chosen "42")
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Someone at CNU posted the Provost's speech to the Faculty Senate, where he articulated his choice of "69."
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Congratulations to Matthew Mendham for securing this position.
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Good hire!
Posted 2 years ago #
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