Originally Posted by ironyoshi

To wit, some have suggested that Columbia hire Mexican cartel members as faculty. After all, they have a valuable perspective to contribute as SMEs in the complex issue of American imperialist ideology, American and international prisons, institutional and individual racism and the attendant race relations, etc...

Well, the only things stopping a university from hiring them or some gangbanger are 1) a decent command of the English language and 2) family connections.