Quote from: secundem_artem on May 20, 2024, 01:30:49 PMQuote from: Parasaurolophus on May 20, 2024, 10:27:20 AMQuote from: Ancient Fellow on May 20, 2024, 03:36:51 AMConsidering the sacrifices made by post grads and their families to earn a doctorate, especially in the midst of such a terrible economy and job market, I think the university's granting a doctorate to a friendly cat is remarkably tone-deaf.
I don't know that that's substantively different from most other honorary doctorate recipients, though. Here, the default is just some civil servant who's done nothing more than their job for thirty years.
I thought that's how you get an MBE.
Quote from: Parasaurolophus on May 20, 2024, 10:25:48 AMTwelve pages today.
Quote from: apl68 on May 20, 2024, 12:57:22 PMThe DEI world just can't catch a break. Now in the news--a former DEI program manager at first Facebook and then Nike convicted and sentenced for stealing $5 million through her work, using various kinds of fraud and kickbacks.
https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndga/pr/former-diversity-program-manager-facebook-and-nike-sentenced-federal-prison-5-million
She has just handed those who write DEI in general off as nothing more than a boondoggle a jumbo-sized magazine of ammunition. It's got to be enough to make DEI officers who are passionate about their work put their faces in their hands.
Quote from: Parasaurolophus on May 20, 2024, 10:27:20 AMQuote from: Ancient Fellow on May 20, 2024, 03:36:51 AMConsidering the sacrifices made by post grads and their families to earn a doctorate, especially in the midst of such a terrible economy and job market, I think the university's granting a doctorate to a friendly cat is remarkably tone-deaf.
I don't know that that's substantively different from most other honorary doctorate recipients, though. Here, the default is just some civil servant who's done nothing more than their job for thirty years.