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Kenny Fraser's avatar

On admissions, I am always interested in the mindset of Arizona State - success is how many people you admit not how selective your admissions are

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Rob Nelson's avatar

Arizona State is the the Very Model of a Modern Major General University when it comes to access, as with so many other things, but Harvard even moreso. A regular hot take is that Harvard should double the size of its incoming class, which I think ASU has done a few times in the past decade. This assumes Harvard has something other that gobs of money and the human mysteries of STATUS associated with money that other institutions lack.

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Hollis Robbins (@Anecdotal)'s avatar

All your critiques are fair and welcome. I don’t think most people know how bad things are NOW. Improvement is going to take acknowledgement of the current awfulness first.

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Rob Nelson's avatar

Indeed. And ChatGPT is forcing that acknowledgement. In addition to your skill with a pen and the fact that you choose topics dear to my heart, I appreciate that you enjoy the exchange. I know we live in dark and divided times, but I wish everyone would dial down the dour. Modern life is absurd as much as awful.

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Hollis Robbins (@Anecdotal)'s avatar

These are the conversations that we have needed for years, and yes, ChatGPT is forcing us to. Recall the arguments during grad student strikes. The answer isn't to continue to overwork and underpay grad labor OR to pay grad students more than the adjuncts who are also laboring. The whole system of what we are paying them for needs to be rethought.

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