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Decades after tenure, ignorant of power relations, socially unaware, unmeritously entitled, & other ass-clown behavior

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"I'm just concerned about process. I am not privy to how decisions get made. I'm not an insider"

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Imagine the confused look on the faces of the full profs when they first hear about #intersectionality.

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I saw a #fool professor abstain on a vote about the faculty roster...and we were all in the room at the time!

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"Why wasn't I consulted?"

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When you vote a Full prof onto a department committee because it's like an empty seat. That way you can still get things done.

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Can I get a shout out? @AcademicTitles @LegoAcademics @AcademicsSay @ass_deans

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FullProf: "Wait! Where is this coming from?" AscProf: "It is in the attachment" [Room realizes he isn't opening attachments/reading email]

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"They called the last Chair 'Shrub' because he made Bush look competent." - The Hallway

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"Your data looks interesting. Rigorous." - full prof studying regression results on PowerPoint. [Doesn't know statistics]

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"They called the last Chair 'Bob'. At first it was an innocent mistake. Then, we realized Bob, Jim, Chris. Did it matter?" - The Hallway

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"Yeah, I don't really think "Smith" is stable. I mean if any of us go postal, it'll be him" - The Hallway

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"Micro-aggressions? What do you mean by micro-aggressions?" - a full prof learning new words.

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"Biased against women? What's your point? I'm the most liberal person in this department!" - full prof making his case during a meeting

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"Yo, his brain is fried. He just isn't that smart. He did way too much coke in college during the 80s" -The Hallway talking about the Chair

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"It's hard to press for resources when the chair is scared of the Dean" - The hallway

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"I wholeheartedly disagree with this! It's a terrible idea." 30 mins later, "I support this initiative." #SameProf #SameMeeting

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"I tell people I write in the summer. That's theoretical. I'm more likely golfing and playing tennis. It's a body-mind thing, you know."

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"They called the last chair Elmer Fudd. He didn't speak so well on his feet" - overheard in the hallway

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That time when he showed up to your committee meeting late, unprepared to meet, and prepped for his class anyway. #everytime

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"No. We can't do this." Full profs to any proposal in the department