There we were, ready to knock France’s École Polytechnique off its pedestal and claim the title of “Tenth greatest university in the world,” when some fellow in the Social Psychology department decided it would be a great idea to admit Monica Lewinsky to the MSc program. The end result was a ton of jokes at Lewinsky’s expense (obviously), several “WTFs?” from LSE alum, and an eventual drop to #17 in the Times Higher Education Supplement. THANK YOU, DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY!
Lewinsky, by the way, recently donned her gown and hood to participate in LSE’s graduation ceremony:
Former White House intern Monica Lewinsky, whose sexual relationship with U.S. President
Bill Clinton led to his impeachment, has graduated from the London School of Economics, her publicist said on Wednesday.
Lewinsky, who was 21 when she became involved with Clinton, is interviewing for jobs in Britain, publicist Barbara Hutson said.
When Lewinsky, 32, received her Masters of Science degree in Social Psychology last Thursday “the audience of students and parents erupted in spontaneous applause. … It was a very emotional moment for her,” Hutson said in a statement.
Hutson said Lewinsky spent the past year studying and “staying away from the London social scene.”
She completed a thesis entitled “In Search of the Impartial Juror: An exploration of the third person effect and pre-trial publicity.”
Alright, first off, she still has a goddamn publicist? Second, if she lands a job in London I am going to cry. Do you know how hard it is to land a job over there as a non-UK/EU citizen?! Apparently, if you’re a spoiled princess from Beverly Hills who take a few slices of pizza to the President and later becomes embroiled in a full-on impeachment trial, you’ll all of a sudden be interviewing for jobs in the greatest city in the world. No, I’m not bitter. Lastly, interesting choice for a dissertation: “In Search of the Impartial Juror: An exploration of the third person effect and pre-trial publicity.” Still, it doesn’t sound as riveting as mine, “The Geopolitics of Caspian Oil Transit Routes: Russia and the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan Pipeline.” Besides, I had COLOR maps in my dissertation. Yeah, you heard me, COLOR MAPS of pipelines. I had to pay 35p a page for those suckers.
Monica, if you aren’t able to find a job in London, you can always move back to D.C. I’ll see you at the next LSE alum happy hour!
From Harold N:
Wow,I guess Monica Lewinsky should have paid for
her youthful indiscretion by having a scarlet
letter tatooed on her forehead and being forever
banned from higher education or employment. Of
course, the man she got involved with can still
do whatever and whoever he wants. Maybe we can
send Monica to Iran or Saudi Arabia,where they
know how to punish sinful females.
From Lindsay:
Scarlet letters are soooo 1600s, but I do like the idea of having them tattooed on foreheads rather than just pinned to the person’s clothing. A tattoo is a more contemporary Hell’s Angels style, don’t ya think?
Of course she shouldn’t be banned from higher education, but perhaps with her past experience as a dating show host, she would be more comfortable hanging with the chavs in Luton?