Apropos of my father Paul Berg... He used to say (not original to him) that the three primary functions of a university were to provide: 1. Athletics for the alumni 2. Sex for the undergraduates 3. Parking for the faculty - ThreadSky

jeremymberg.bsky.social • 133 days ago

Apropos of my father Paul Berg...

He used to say (not original to him) that the three primary functions of a university were to provide:

1. Athletics for the alumni

2. Sex for the undergraduates

3. Parking for the faculty

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jsrosenblum.bsky.social•109 days ago

Wait, the Paul Berg?

jeremymberg.bsky.social•109 days ago

A different Paul Berg... https://bsky.app/profile/jeremymberg.bsky.social/post/3lbwt7h53ws22

jsrosenblum.bsky.social•109 days ago

Aha! I missed that one...
😅

dancerartistgeek.bsky.social•133 days ago

Never availed myself of either of the first two via uni, and I'm not likely to try for a teaching position either 😂

bwjones.bsky.social•133 days ago

I am automotively vain and am a sucker for a good parking spot.

fw39.bsky.social•133 days ago

Parking for everyone would be nice.

mdgarfinkel.bsky.social•133 days ago

When I was a very junior assistant professor, back in 1993, I was told by a newly elevated emeritus that "a university is faculty, students, and a library. All the rest is commentary."

It wasn't the only time that paraphrases of 2000-year-old Talmudic sages came in handy for understanding academia.