Don’t Mess With PhDs

Hell Hath No Fury Like a Doctorate Holder Scorned

Meghan Daum

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When I saw it trending, I thought, no! Not another “Doctorgate.”

In a Wall Street Journal op-ed last weekend, essayist and former professor Joseph Epstein attempted to make a point about academic pomposity (as well as the proliferation of frivolous PhDs in some fields) by suggesting that, as first lady, Jill Biden…

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Meghan Daum

Weekly blogger for Medium. Host of @TheUnspeakPod. Author of six books, including The Problem With Everything. www.theunspeakablepodcast.com www.meghandaum.com