Chaplains

I spent some decades on and off at MIT, even got married there. But never met any chaplain. The minister at our wedding was a local we got to meet. From across the river in Back Bay.

But now MIT appoints a Chaplain to the Institute. I do not have any horse in this race, but it is amazing that this appears to be another high level employee along with a slew of others. One wonders why the tuition keeps expanding. One could guess that with all the churches and synagogues in and around the Institute that one could find a place for worship and solace and not have to add substantially to the head count.

It is quite obvious to see how explosive the growth of non academic sinecures have been at MIT and elsewhere.

I guess no one goes to Mass barefoot in the ice and snow during Lent anymore.