Ratos-a- De Academia - May 2026

“Comrades,” he squeaked. “They are erasing us. Without Philology, there are no footnotes. Without footnotes, there is no accountability. Without accountability… we are just vermin .”

The monocled rat sniffed. “We grade all the papers. Someone has to. Your colleague, Professor Pacheco, has been awarding A’s for work that misspells ‘epistemology’ as ‘epistemo-logy.’ With a hyphen. A hyphen , Dr. Mendoza. We are not barbarians.” RATOS-A- DE ACADEMIA -

“Page one hundred forty-two: ‘The verb ‘to be’ in Mycenaean Linear B…’—incorrect. The dative plural is missing the iota subscript. Fail. ” “Comrades,” he squeaked