A corollary to this is that the "prestige" of an institution is what we assign to it. Many of these institutions are assigned a prestige that hasn't jibed with the reality for a while. And non-prestigious institutions that actually do a better job of teaching are disregarded.
It's time to look at your candidates themselves and their works, and not spend as much time assigning prestige based on institution names. #AcademicChatter #Fascism