Imposters of the World Unite… You Have Nothing to Lose but Your Misplaced Sense of Inadequacy.
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"You must forgive me my unworthiness." Bob Dylan My decades in higher education have made me all-too familiar with the imposter syndrome, the niggling notion that one is not worthy and therefore a fraud. While this syndrome infects every profession, I suspect that it is most pervasive in academia in large part due to the meritocracy that is supposed to govern higher education. This meritocracy promises that excellence is the primary criterion for achievement and promotion and that this extraordinariness is demonstrated and measured through accomplishments. Thus, witnessing the abilities that one's peers display can be daunting and lead to feelings of deficiency and worthlessness. For faculty this sense of inferiority can start as early as graduate school.
Imposters of the World Unite… You Have Nothing to Lose but Your Misplaced Sense of Inadequacy.
Imposters of the World Unite… You Have…
Imposters of the World Unite… You Have Nothing to Lose but Your Misplaced Sense of Inadequacy.
"You must forgive me my unworthiness." Bob Dylan My decades in higher education have made me all-too familiar with the imposter syndrome, the niggling notion that one is not worthy and therefore a fraud. While this syndrome infects every profession, I suspect that it is most pervasive in academia in large part due to the meritocracy that is supposed to govern higher education. This meritocracy promises that excellence is the primary criterion for achievement and promotion and that this extraordinariness is demonstrated and measured through accomplishments. Thus, witnessing the abilities that one's peers display can be daunting and lead to feelings of deficiency and worthlessness. For faculty this sense of inferiority can start as early as graduate school.