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In reply to the discussion: Broadwell failed in her PhD attempt at Harvard, faces ethics review at fallback school [View all]HereSince1628
(36,063 posts)37. I learned as a young ass-prof that no PhD really understands research beyond their own
No one could see how superior MY effort was. NO ONE!
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Broadwell failed in her PhD attempt at Harvard, faces ethics review at fallback school [View all]
nichomachus
Nov 2012
OP
Narcissistic personality disorder. The w administration grew them as a cash crop.
yardwork
Nov 2012
#1
Yep. This article uses unnamed sources on page one, & on page two, the person speaking on the record
Lucinda
Nov 2012
#15
One of my cohorts finished coursework and defended her dissertation within months
Hekate
Nov 2012
#36
I learned as a young ass-prof that no PhD really understands research beyond their own
HereSince1628
Nov 2012
#37
I can't fault not completing a doctorate. Running afoul of ethics boards, now...
Posteritatis
Nov 2012
#7
+1000. How could she have gotten a thesis committee together and a topic approved before
gkhouston
Nov 2012
#12
There isn't one single standardized doctoral program across all schools. (nt)
Posteritatis
Nov 2012
#18
"I don’t remember anything about her as a student. I remember her as a personality.”
progressoid
Nov 2012
#11
It's kind of amazing how much one of them can completely upend a class, too...
Posteritatis
Nov 2012
#29
Two shameless self-promoters with a talent for manipulating public opinion.
Surya Gayatri
Nov 2012
#21
Ultimately, for such a shameless self-promoter, a Ph.D is an expendable requirement
Surya Gayatri
Nov 2012
#20
It doesn't really matter -- she is who she is and she's not the one who made this whole thing public
gateley
Nov 2012
#28