Mission statements across the U15, Russell Group, and Ivy League exhibit Booth's rhetorical corruptions, with polished rhetoric of excellence obscuring concrete commitments¶
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q2 i? Academic institutions are particularly susceptible to the Entertainer's and Advertiser's stances in their mission statements, so their authenticity warrants scrutiny. → Tristan B. Taylor & Travis LaCroix 2026
q2 i? Across the three university groups, a polished but corrupted rhetoric of excellence and innovation often obscures concrete commitments, aligning institutional identity with neo-liberal imperatives of competitiveness and prestige. → Tristan B. Taylor & Travis LaCroix 2026
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Tristan B. Taylor & Travis LaCroix 2026¶
Tristan B. Taylor & Travis LaCroix. (2026). Purpose before policy: academic integrity, generative AI, and rhetorical stance. Higher Education. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10734-026-01706-1
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Qualitative analysis of publicly available mission statements from the Canadian U15, UK Russell Group, and US Ivy League, attending to recurring themes, lexical patterns, and appeals to ethos, pathos, and logos. The authors state the goal is not comprehensive content analysis; statements are treated as illustrative examples. Common terms included "research", "students", "teaching", and "community".
"When describing their missions, academic institutions are particularly susceptible to the Entertainer's and Advertiser's stances. Consequently, their authenticity warrants scrutiny."
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Mission statements across the U15, Russell Group, and Ivy League exhibit Booth's rhetorical corruptions, with polished rhetoric of excellence obscuring concrete commitments |
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Mission statements across the U15, Russell Group, and Ivy League exhibit Booth's rhetorical corruptions, with polished rhetoric of excellence obscuring concrete commitments |
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