June 04, 2004

Sugar-Coated Cognate Clusters

Hilarious article on academic titles and general administrative buffoonery from the Chronicle of Higher Education via A&L Daily.

I've met some rock-dumb administrators before but whoever came up with the title "Assistant Director of the Underclass" has got to win some sort of prize if there's any justice in this world.

Posted by Alan Hogue at June 4, 2004 12:03 PM
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Not bad but It's an old gag. Remember the "Assistant Commissioner for Human Opportunity" in *Portnoy's Complaint*?

/M

Posted by: Martha Bridegam at June 4, 2004 05:05 PM

Well, it's a joke that never seems to get old for the people who come up with these titles.

Posted by: Alan Hogue at June 6, 2004 08:35 PM