According to the Chronicle of Higher Education, she has a series of rules that are clear to everyone. These include: 1) Only she is authorized to set the temperature in conference rooms; 2) Cabinet members all rise when she enters the room; 3) If food is served at a meeting, vice presidents clear her plate; and 4) She is always to be publicly introduced as “The Honorable Shirley Ann Jackson.”
The Great and Powerful President of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
December 15th, 2014 at 2:57PM
And nuts must be served on plates, not in bags?
December 15th, 2014 at 4:11PM
And what about the vegetables?
December 15th, 2014 at 5:02PM
In the unlikely case you missed it, the object of the nut reference:
“Nut Rage”
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-30468203
December 15th, 2014 at 5:25PM
Whew! With a bit of imaginative rewrite, the article about ‘er Loidyship could be an encyclopedia entry for some nasty countess from pre-revolutionary Europe.
December 15th, 2014 at 7:56PM
If you use the urban dictionary to look up bitch on roller skates I bet her pitcher is there.
December 16th, 2014 at 12:21PM
How in the US does an academic get the title, “Honorable,” anyway, if not holding a political office?
At Gilligan, it is an associate vice president who clears the dishes if the palace servants are not at hand.
August 28th, 2015 at 1:31AM
A little late to be answering this question, but for the record: One way is by serving on the National Council on the Humanities or the one on the arts, the NEH and NEA advisory bodies. Those positions are filled by presidential commission and are entitled to “the Honorable.” Of course, anyone who uses that form is a twit.
August 28th, 2015 at 6:31AM
Absolutely, John R.