Quest University Is a Scam!

So apparently some stupid hell-hole called “Quest University” opened in Canada in 2007. While leading Canadian universities, such as McGill and University of Toronto, destroy their language programs, scam artists at Quest U decided to get fat on the mistakes of their betters. They have started circulating the following job announcement:

Foreign Languages, Quest University Canada
Quest University Canada invites applications for a full-time continuing faculty position in foreign
languages and the humanities. While the field and rank are open, the successful candidate must be able to
teach language courses, and should have expertise in a discipline within the humanities (e.g., literature,
history, art history, religion, etc.). The ideal candidate would be able to strengthen our current offerings in
French and/or Spanish, and would be able to give courses in an additional language.

Spanish + French + one more language + and history / art history / religion on top of that. I’m really sorry for the poor idiots who will pay their money to be ripped off by these scammers.

What I find especially appalling is that the Association of Canadian Hispanists is circulating this egregious ad as if it were a legitimate job offer. This must mean that the ACH endorses this kind of exploitation and doesn’t mind accepting fools from Quest U into the community of scholars. Shame on you, ACH!

The only good news is that Quest University is not receiving any federal or provincial aid. All it does is stiff the idiot students to the tune of $30,000 per year (this is tuition only). To compare, it costs $3,000 to go to McGill, which is still the best Canadian university and which still employs actual professors. I would really like to see at least one person who is stupid enough to pay this much to waste time at Quest U.

P.S. Commenters who want to excuse this kind of hiring practices should know: I consider you a stinky insect who doesn’t deserve to be spit on, let alone listened to. Still want to comment?