Nine Unethical Practices and Questionable Intellectual Habits in the Academia!

1. The sin of tribalism and group exceptionalism and preference
2. The politics of (or the process of) job interviewing and candidate selection
3. Jealousy and envy among academics in regard to salary, publication, promotion, and public recognition.
4. The politics of intentional silence and lack of recognition
5. The deliberate undermining of the scholarship and intellectual contribution of someone in the same discipline and/or cognate areas
6. The sin of academic plagiarism and mischaracterization of somebody’s scholarship
7. The unethical practice of colorism, shadism, and the problem of ethnic exclusion in reference to academic recognition, rewards, employment, and job promotion
8. The sin of academic bullying and gossiping
9. The moral dilemma of academic structures and systems, as well as intellectual infrastructures