
PolicySeptember 19, 2018
Should Staying in Academia Be Considered a Failure?
People assume that the opposite is true, but fulfilling careers and intellectual freedom are just as abundant outside of the academy—and maybe even more so
Ahmed Alkhateeb, PhD, is a cancer molecular biologist. He has previously published inThe Atlantic, Scientific Americanand and The Scientist. Follow him on Twitter: @Khateebio.

Should Staying in Academia Be Considered a Failure?
People assume that the opposite is true, but fulfilling careers and intellectual freedom are just as abundant outside of the academy—and maybe even more so

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