Most science students, like many others in academia, still view a master's degree in the sciences as a consolation prize for students who could not complete a Ph.D. Yet, this master's degree could not be more different--this is a professional, terminal degree, not unlike an MBA or a JD.
Here is a man who has made a successful career as an enthusiast in an age when literature has largely, in academia, been viewed with scepticism; he has been widely read, trusted and disagreed with in a time when the critic, even more than the author, is redundant.
In Mr. Scheinfeldt's view academia has moved into "a post-theoretical age".
Moreover, perspectives from the Academia point of view are reviewed as well as initiatives to be taken in forthcoming years.
Many readers might view academia as a "job for life" and will be surprised to hear that you are facing redundancy.
Accomplishing this also requires overcoming academia's "stereotypical view of biotech and pharma as being evil, the dark side," says Woo. Schuster agrees.
College professors, bless their hearts, tend to be largely ignorant of the work world beyond academia and often view the "outside world" with fear and loathing, so it can be difficult to get objective or accurate career information from them.
Academia, in this view, should be committed above all to social justice.
In our view, academia-industry collaborations should be considered an interest and not a conflict of interest.
James Patterson's dim view of academia -- in particular, of English professors who "kill" the love of reading and writing -- is one I have heard before.
"It's easier for a state legislature to cut university funding when there is an unflattering view" of academia, he said.
