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Why did Noam Chomsky consider leaving the University of Pennsylvania?
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Noam Chomsky
American linguist and philosopher Noam Chomsky, 2010.
Noam Chomsky considered leaving the University of Pennsylvania after two years of study because he found little to interest him in his academic program. He contemplated departing the university to pursue his political interests, potentially by living on a kibbutz.1
He ultimately decided to remain at the university after meeting the linguist Zellig S. Harris, whose political convictions aligned with his own.1