She merely studied there.
Foxy,
Ain't that obvious !

Indy,

So what's your problem?

Foxy,
It's past 10am. Looks like you're back on your public service computer ready for another hard day in the Library & on facebook? My problem is with half-backed so-called academics armed with a mere BA denouncing & looking down on those with common sense & exploiting the notion of democratic (majority) opinion so ripe in the public service & Unis because it is saturated with BA warriors, & sabotaging anything that would be good for society.
Did you know that many good people are driven to despair because of such half-backed BA carriers ? Go & spend some time time looking up the doings of Centrelink, Legal Aid, Council rorts, Govt contract rorts etc etc. That should keep you away from Facebook for months. You never know, it might even open your eyes to reality & make you realise the evil that is ideology.
Try & get a job in the public service's admin without a BA & see how far you'd get.

Indy,

For your information - there are many people employed in the
public service who don't have any formal qualifications.
I worked with many of them. A BA does not an "academic" make.
And, having a BA would not necessarily get you a good job
because degrees are only one of the criteria that employers
look at when assessing prospective job applicants. Experience,
counts for a great deal - as well as work ethics, references,
communication skills, general knowledge, interest in the job,
computer skills, people skills, and so on.

Numerous studies have shown that there is little or no
relationship between educational achievement and job
performance or productivity. For example, good grades in a
graduate school or medicine or education are poor predictors
of whether someone will become a good doctor or teacher.

The fact is that the skills required to get an A grade in a
university course on anatomy or educational philosophy are
not the same as the skills needed to deal with a medical
emergency or an unruly junior high school class.

The universities teach very little that is directly relevant
to the world of work. Most people pick up the necessary
skills on the job, not in the classroom, and the characteristics
that make for a successful career - such as initiative,
leadership, drive, negotiating ability, willingness to take
risks, and persuasiveness, are not even taught in universities.

Degrees, are only a start for most people. They then have to
go on and expand their knowledge and abilities by on the
job training. Universities produce graduates with any
number of educational credentials but with few specifically
job-related skills. In fact, many people never put the
specific content of their university education to direct use
in their jobs, and nearly half of the country's graduates
actually work in fields they consider unrelated to their
major subjects.

However, on the whole, a higher credential does often mean
higher earnings, simply because of the value the job
market places on it.

cont'd ...

BTW: I am no longer in full-time employment due to
health reasons so I'm not on a "public-service"
computer. And my work experience was more varied.
I worked in both the private, university, and public
sectors. Currently I volunteer part-time in the
dementia-wing of an aged care facility. Which I find
very rewarding. I also manage to help with looking
after my grand-children.

I certainly don't look down my nose on anybody (neither
do any other people that I know who have tertiary
qualifications).

Perhaps you need to go out more often?

Foxy,
I didn't realise you didn't live in Australia.