ATHE NEWS ONLINE: Anecdotes on Academic Absurdities (fwd)

[Kathy Chung]

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Date: Tue, 14 Mar 1995 13:46:05 -0600
From: James Thomas <jthomas at cms.cc.wayne.edu>
To: Multiple recipients of list ATHENEWS <ATHENEWS at CMS.CC.WAYNE.EDU>
Subject: ATHE NEWS ONLINE: Anecdotes on Academic Absurdities
 
               WANTED: YOUR ANECDOTES ON ACADEMIC ABSURDITIES
 
 
We are compiling a collection of absurdities in academe to be included in a
book entitled ACADEMIC DISNEYLAND and would like to invite your anecdotes.
An absurdity, for purposes of this compilation, includes anything that: (a)
simply does not make sense (b) could only happen in academe (c) runs
counter to what is referred to as common sense, or (d) is downright funny.
 
Absurdities may relate to teaching, research, service, faculty, students or
(last, but certainly not the least) administration (and of course,
administrators).  We encourage all contributors to change the names of the
individuals and institutions in order to maintain anonymity--unless, of
course, the contributor nurses a deep-rooted malice and an uncontrollable
urge to malign.
 
You may contribute as many anecdotes as you would like provided they are
received by April 15, 1995.
 
Strict confidentiality is assured.  All contributions will be acknowledged.
 
Please e-mail your responses to KORUKONDA at SBU.EDU  or fax them to (716)
375-2191 Attention:  Dr. A.R. Korukonda/Dr. J.G. Watson, Department of
Management Sciences.
 
Thank you.  Long Live the Academy!!
 
Sincerely,
 
Appa Rao Korukonda & John G. Watson
Faculty of Management Sciences
School of Business
St. Bonaventure University
St. Bonaventure, NY 14778
 
Phone: (716) 375-2076/ (716) 375-2203
Fax: (716) 375-2191
E-Mail: KORUKONDA at SBU.EDU