Academia=squabbling over ideas?

Louis_XIII
Fri, 26 Feb 2010 02:18:45 +0000

Okay, for all of the professors/ grad students out there, help me get something straight:

Is Academia about squabbling over ideas? Or am I being simple minded here? Please tell me. Because I went to this faculty meeting and an intellectual brawl almost occurred over a small difference in ideas.

Is this how academia works? Like:

Professor Z finds an amazing discovery. Professors A-L jump on the bandwagon and support Professor’s Z findings with case studies and their own analysis. Professors M-R disagree and bring in their own evidence to counter the findings of Professor Z. Professors S-V don’t give a damn and haven’t published in years. Professors W-Y research and research and find another amazing discovery. Cycle continues.

:/