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David Perlmutter

David Perlmutter
Professor and Dean, College of Media & Communication at Texas Tech University
Politics

Will We Ever Elect a Professor President?

March 10, 2020 • by David Perlmutter
So, like a lot of professors’ children, I vowed in my youth never to become a professor. You may notice from my byline that I am a professor. Unlike a much more common popular culture character -- the K–12 teacher who can be crazy, good, or bad -- the popular culture stereotype of ...
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