Down with Delta
“Delta” and “Change” are used synonymously in business meetings—usually by men who work in the finance department but occasionally by other people who interact with the finance department too often. The reason they say “delta” is that a delta is used to represent change in mathematical equations as easy Greek shorthand. However, said out loud in a meeting, “delta” has just as many syllables as…
Down With the Meritocracy
Affirmative action is over, all but ensuring that America’s elite colleges will become more white, insular, and privileged. These elite colleges are gateways to power in our…