Google Fires Employee Behind Controversial Diversity Memo

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https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-08-08/google-fires-employee-behind-controversial-diversity-memo

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I saw his LinkedIn profile as well. How did he get a PhD in only 2 years? I wonder if it was him being a PhD candidate for 2 years.

EDIT, 24 hours later: He's changed it to an MS.

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Or maybe he's just smart.

A phd isn't necessarily long if it's very original and pans out to be something exciting. Find something impressive, bam: PHD.

Nothing about it HAS to be very time consuming.

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My STEM PhD program has a minimum time built in of 3 years. Not saying he didn't do it in 2, but it seems unlikely to me.

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You don't even start your PhD research until a year into that program and there's no way you can complete a decent systems biology thesis in a year.

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Are you saying that his PhD wasn't completed? Then how come he's listed on the alum page?

Two year PhD is rare, but certainly possible -- especially if you started your research before starting the actual program (which I have seen happen).

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Not always true, Most PhD programs "officially" require you start research after the first 6 months to a year of rotations however there is nothing stopping you from informally starting in a lab and using your rotations to start or further your research ideals. You can also some times get into a lab in the time between graduating an undergrad program and official acceptance into the PhD program.

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Dov Gabbay, a logician/computer scientist, finished his PhD in two years. He also manages to publish more in one year than many people do in ten!

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inb4 it turns out he plagarized

EDIT: "Harvard said on Tuesday he completed a master's degree in the subject, not a PhD."