I just want to clarify that I am not infringing on anybody's privacy by mentioning that a Stony Brook math prof served time in California for a sexual offense. INCARCERATION RECORDS ARE PUBLIC!
Also, in order not to damage the reputation of other departments, more complete answers to the questions posed above are:
Many, if not most, of the postings here are irrelevant to the
topic of the New Yorker's article, namely their claim that Yau
and company are trying to steal Perelman's glory.
However I found the comment by helveticon very insightful.
Such feuds are not uncommon in the academic environment,
however in this case it surprises me even less.
I know Stony Brook is a particularly wild place,
where anything goes, in particular at the Math Department.
After all...
Can you name a math department with a professor collecting salary while serving time in a California penitentiary?
Can you name a place where the faculty will insist in putting a convicted sexual criminal in the classroom?
Can you name a place where a professor smokes pot in his office, while
classes are in session nearby?
In case you were not able to guess, the answers are
STONY BROOK
STONY BROOK
STONY BROOK
To avoid missunderstandings I guess I should clarify that it is not professor Anderson. However I don't think I need to write the name of the professors:)
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Also, in order not to damage the reputation of other departments, more complete answers to the questions posed above are:
However I found the comment by helveticon very insightful. Such feuds are not uncommon in the academic environment, however in this case it surprises me even less. I know Stony Brook is a particularly wild place, where anything goes, in particular at the Math Department. After all ...
- Can you name a math department with a professor collecting salary while serving time in a California penitentiary?
- Can you name a place where the faculty will insist in putting a convicted sexual criminal in the classroom?
- Can you name a place where a professor smokes pot in his office, while
classes are in session nearby?
In case you were not able to guess, the answers are- STONY BROOK
- STONY BROOK
- STONY BROOK
To avoid missunderstandings I guess I should clarify that it is not professor Anderson. However I don't think I need to write the name of the professors