Professor Jokes About Academic Humility: Call It a 'Small Contribution,' Hope Everyone Disagrees

A professor jokingly defines academic "humility" as describing one's own work as "a small contribution" while secretly hoping reviewers and readers strongly disagree, mocking a common trope in academic writing.

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