Word: academia
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...gone back and forth between government and academia several times over the course of the career...
...does this in turn represent an injustice since elite education is the key to success? No. An Ivy League education does not give you much of an advantage a few years after graduation, unless you are working-class (not middle-class) or go into academia or high journalism, as demonstrated in a recent study conducted by Alan Krueger and Stacy Berg Dale under the auspices of the National Bureau of Economic Research...
...this leaves Harvard at a disadvantage, forcing candidates to teach twice as many classes as they would at another school--but the University still is unwilling to hire faculty before they have established themselves in academia...
After a full day of academia, your parents will be itching to find out what they can do with all their knowledge upon graduation. For a genuine telling of what students do after leaving Johnston Gate, direct them to the Office of Career Services (OCS) panel on "exploring your options" after Harvard. At this event the Director of OCS will tell parents that all Harvard students do one of two things after graduating: they I-bank or consult. Of course, when pressured, he will admit that some students do take jobs in other fields. And, if really pressed...
Pedersen says that professors often have a hard time balancing the demands of academia and teaching...