Dec 21, 2024 02:13 AM
(This post was last modified: Dec 21, 2024 02:15 AM by C C.)
Parody Alcove: Hardly a surprise that the most left-wing institutions in the world output an opportunistic merger of social justice crusaders and wealthy magnates. Being swathed in the do-gooder salad of literary intellectuals provides the perfect apologetic camouflage for having wealth and enabling political influence or personal power ascension.
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A surprising share of the global elite went to Harvard
https://bigthink.com/the-present/global-...o-harvard/
EXCERPTS: [...] 92% of American elites went to college in the U.S., while 85% of French elites were educated in France, etc. When young elites ventured beyond their national borders, they most often pursued degrees in the United Kingdom or the United States. Most strikingly, the global elite attended a relatively small number of prestigious institutions.
Nearly one in five went to an Ivy League school in the United States. Specific leading institutions included UC Berkeley, the University of Chicago, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Yale, Columbia, Oxford, the University of Pennsylvania, and Stanford.
But these places of learning were small fries compared to Harvard University. Almost one in ten of the global elite strolled through Harvard Yard on their journey to power. Among elites in America, 16% earned their degrees there. Forty-one Harvard grads were CEOs of Fortune 500 companies in 2022. Eight of the 45 American presidents went there. Harvard’s lofty position is apparent on the chart below, showcasing the number of degrees conferred amongst the elite.
This overt imbalance evinces aristocracy over meritocracy. As the study’s authors noted, elite schooling serves as a simple selection device for employers, businesses, and other elites. Prestigious institutions flout their recognition and showcase their famous alumni. Attendance confers an aura of success — that one is worthy of acceptance into an exclusive club.
[...] No doubt many administrators, educators, and students at elite institutions such as Harvard like to think that merit dictates outcomes inside their esteemed halls. The reality, as hinted at in the present analysis, is that elite academic institutions lend legitimacy to the idea of modern “royals.” Much of the world’s population now recognizes that gods don’t imbue leaders with divine rights. Today’s global elite aren’t chosen by God; they are anointed at Harvard... (MORE - missing details)
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A surprising share of the global elite went to Harvard
https://bigthink.com/the-present/global-...o-harvard/
EXCERPTS: [...] 92% of American elites went to college in the U.S., while 85% of French elites were educated in France, etc. When young elites ventured beyond their national borders, they most often pursued degrees in the United Kingdom or the United States. Most strikingly, the global elite attended a relatively small number of prestigious institutions.
Nearly one in five went to an Ivy League school in the United States. Specific leading institutions included UC Berkeley, the University of Chicago, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Yale, Columbia, Oxford, the University of Pennsylvania, and Stanford.
But these places of learning were small fries compared to Harvard University. Almost one in ten of the global elite strolled through Harvard Yard on their journey to power. Among elites in America, 16% earned their degrees there. Forty-one Harvard grads were CEOs of Fortune 500 companies in 2022. Eight of the 45 American presidents went there. Harvard’s lofty position is apparent on the chart below, showcasing the number of degrees conferred amongst the elite.
This overt imbalance evinces aristocracy over meritocracy. As the study’s authors noted, elite schooling serves as a simple selection device for employers, businesses, and other elites. Prestigious institutions flout their recognition and showcase their famous alumni. Attendance confers an aura of success — that one is worthy of acceptance into an exclusive club.
[...] No doubt many administrators, educators, and students at elite institutions such as Harvard like to think that merit dictates outcomes inside their esteemed halls. The reality, as hinted at in the present analysis, is that elite academic institutions lend legitimacy to the idea of modern “royals.” Much of the world’s population now recognizes that gods don’t imbue leaders with divine rights. Today’s global elite aren’t chosen by God; they are anointed at Harvard... (MORE - missing details)