English Department Limits Graduate Admission to Pre-1900's Focus

[JBStillFlying]

@teleia

Alas! Demonstrations of truth in science are not as objective as you may think. There are trends and favored subjects in science also (we like to call them the sexy topics; buzzwords that you have to incorporate into your grant proposals if you are to have any chance of receiving funding).

All academic departments and fields of study are guilty of using subjective judgement - in curriculum, in tenure decisions, in referee reports, and so on. No surprise that grant proposals are anything but immune.