Wan Yin revealed that he was rejected by MIT in this way: "the department doesn't like you". He confronted the principal and realized

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Want to get MIT Tenure , What conditions do you need ？

stay Nature、Science、PNAS It's all on the Internet 2 More than papers , The amount of citations reached 13000+.

This level , you jio How's it going ？

Ran goose , This is now the director of the collective learning center of the Institute of artificial intelligence and natural intelligence at the University of Toulouse , He is also an honorary professor at Manchester University and a visiting professor at Harvard University Cesar · Hidalgo （César A. Hidalgo） bosses , Now it's revealed ：

2018 year , When he applied with such grades MIT Tenure , Denied .

also , The Dean gave no reason , Just say “ This is the above decision ”, He also “ incapable of action ”.

You think it's over ？

No , The climax of the story is still to come ——

Although the Dean tried to dissuade , But Hidalgo insisted The headmaster , Want to know why you were rejected .

The headmaster said ： what ？ I never I haven't received your application for tenure ……

ah , this ……

A stone makes a thousand waves , The boss told such a story , Immediately set off a heated debate on social media .

And more details , It is also thought-provoking ……

Top universities , Nor is it meritocracy ？

It was said that , Hidalgo went to talk to the headmaster . And the amount of information in this conversation , Perhaps more than he expected .

The headmaster said , Unless Hidalgo files an official complaint , Otherwise he doesn't want to go through this muddy water . But at the same time , He also gave Hidalgo some personal advice ：

Even if you are a mediocre person , As long as the department wants you , Always find a way to keep people ; Even if you are an outstanding person , As long as the department wants to kick you , There will always be a way .

Between the lines , Tenure is not a matter of research 、 Academic achievement is over , Office politics & Interpersonal relationship It is also the key .

And about the formal complaint , The headmaster also advised Hidalgo Consider carefully ：

When looking for the next teaching position , Maybe Hidalgo needs the recommendation of the Dean . When the time comes , Even if the Dean just said “ I'm too busy to write a letter of recommendation ”, Hidalgo's entry opportunities are likely to fail .

I don't know what you think when you see here , In any case, Hidalgo himself can be said to be greatly shocked .

He wrote ：

This matter has a deep impact on me .

I mistakenly think of myself as a player in the game , But in fact, I'm just a chess piece .

in addition , One more detail of this conversation ： Hidalgo communicated with the headmaster in Spanish .

Hidalgo himself is Chile - Hispanic .

Similarly, , Yale University These two days have also been pushed to the cusp of the storm .

The reason is that the Yale School of Management Michael Kraus He posted on social media that his application for tenure was rejected .

This big guy's Google Scholar That's true ：

And today has just passed 2 month , He has published 4 Papers .

“ coincidence ” Yes. , This professor is A social psychologist who specializes in inequality , Including the racial gap between the rich and the poor .

“ I have my own place ”

At that time , The experience of the two academic leaders filled netizens with righteous indignation .

“ Work hard for half a day , In the end, it turns out that it has nothing to do with the success of your career , It doesn't hurt to put anyone away ？”

“ It's all so good, and the application failed , What signal will this send to students who have not yet entered the academic world ？ Can only be not involved in this from the beginning ‘ game ’ Medium .”

In a word , This is very disadvantageous to the development of talents in the academic circles .

see , Some people sigh ： I didn't get a doctorate 、 Go to college and teach , Now it seems really gratifying .

It comes down to the reasons behind , Many people think that ： Even in academic circles , Social networks and nepotism still deeply affect the workplace environment .

“ If you have more power than you 、 People with strong jealousy Don't like you , No matter what your achievements are , You are the one out 了 .”

And social class 、 Gender 、 Race and other factors have also become the focus of heated discussion .

Whether it's Hidalgo or Michael Kraus, Are considered because of their Ethnic minorities I lost my identity ：

“ You know, in most cases , Decision makers are all non minorities . Their exclusion of ethnic minorities has continued from history to the present .”

however , In a voice of injustice , There are also sharp voices that think ： Whatever it is , social / Social factors are the first important , This happens when you have a bad relationship with others . Cooperation is the first thing .

But anyway , From everyone's feedback , There are not a few people who encounter similar situations , And merge Not limited to academia , stay K12 Educational field 、 In a company …… There are... Everywhere .

How to solve or face ？

The good news is that , Someone quickly expressed their right to Michael Kraus Strong affirmation of past achievements , It means that this is “ Yale's loss ”, And stretch out an olive branch to him ：

Come to England .

good heavens , There's a fight down there ： no way , Do not give , The United States also needs him .

It seems , It's like another professor in the comment area —— Even when colleagues support the prosecution of injustice , I chose look forward like that ：

Don't stay here ？ I have my own place ！

There are people who can appreciate our talents .

Last , What do you think of this problem ？

Reference link ：
[1]https://twitter.com/YK54607754/status/1493853134363533312
[2]https://twitter.com/cesifoti/status/1494369809538195456