tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15644559.post121318737203030088..comments2024-03-21T03:55:51.565-07:00Comments on Omniorthogonal: Academic units with mildly amusing/intriguing names, #4 and #5.mtravenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02356162954308418556noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15644559.post-29134772842809767252011-02-02T12:50:26.095-08:002011-02-02T12:50:26.095-08:00Some years ago I attended a lecture by an economis...Some years ago I attended a lecture by an economist whose CV listed a stint at The Johns Hopkins School of International Studies Bologna Center.<br /><br />I almost felt like writing that university to praise their candor in identifying the subject matter under study, and also for adhering to the correct spelling of the word, rather than its usual phonetic rendition. How disappointing it was to find that the name referred to the institution's location rather than to its intellectual substance!fsascottnoreply@blogger.com