• frontal [none/use name]@hexbear.netOP
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    2 years ago

    He doesn’t just “have a bachelor’s”. He graduated cum laude with a double major from an elite university, Rutgers. Maybe to you that’s not an academic, but it sure looks like it to the rest of us. He also benefited from nepotism, which our elites also consider a sacred institution.

    • Civility [none/use name]@hexbear.net
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      2 years ago

      That’s just straight up not what “being an academic” means tho.

      “Academic” is an occupation. It usually requires a certain level of education (usually a doctorate or being in the process of getting a doctorate) but primarily it’s a job description for people who get paid to teach at Universities (or other academic institutions) and publish papers in academic journals.