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College presidents' names reveal historical power structures

lundi 22 septembre 2025, 19:18 , par BoingBoing
College presidents' names reveal historical power structures
College presidents' names from the mid-20th century sound remarkably interchangeable, as if assembled from an elite Anglo-Saxon name generator. Veteran NBC newsman Edwin Newman highlighted this curiosity in his 1974 book Strictly Speaking, noting how Columbia's Nicholas Murray Butler would sound equally authoritative as 'Butler Nicholas Murray' or 'Murray Nicholas Butler.' — Read the rest
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