When credentials matter more than knowledge and wisdom
I recently met a biologist who is one of the world’s experts in his subject area. I found him to be a brilliant resource and a good teacher, and he is in charge of an important resource at a major university. But he doesn’t have tenure, because he never finished his Ph.D.
Academia is often a place of smart people with some dumb policies.
I wrote a little more about my lack of credentials, and why it doesn’t bother me here.