Quote Of The Day

I have been Chair of the CWRU Department of Astronomy for over seven years now. Prof. Mihos served in this capacity for six years before that. No sane faculty member wants to be Chair; it is a service obligation we take on because there are tasks that need doing to serve our students and enable our research.

- Stacy McGaugh posting at Triton Station.

Academia is an area where the urge to "move up" into the direct management level position of department chair is not strong.

This fact is widely known by those in academia (incidentally, it also applies to the position of chief judge in most courts), and little known outside it.