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'''David Eisenbach''' [[Columbia College|CC]] '[[1994|94]] [[TC]] '?? [[MA]] '?? [[PhD]] '?? is a crazy professor who has hung around Columbia forever but seems to have no academic home. He's tangentially affiliated with the [[History Department]], where he received his [[BA]] in modern European history and his PhD in American history, but is officially a "Core Lecturer". Consequently, he not only teaches history but [[Lit Hum]], [[Contemporary Civilization]], [[Music Hum]], and classes on the media and Shakespeare. He also teaches at the [[Manhattan School of Music]], where the equally crazy anti-Columbia songstress [[Nellie McKay]] was his student. She subsequently wrote a song about him.   
 
'''David Eisenbach''' [[Columbia College|CC]] '[[1994|94]] [[TC]] '?? [[MA]] '?? [[PhD]] '?? is a crazy professor who has hung around Columbia forever but seems to have no academic home. He's tangentially affiliated with the [[History Department]], where he received his [[BA]] in modern European history and his PhD in American history, but is officially a "Core Lecturer". Consequently, he not only teaches history but [[Lit Hum]], [[Contemporary Civilization]], [[Music Hum]], and classes on the media and Shakespeare. He also teaches at the [[Manhattan School of Music]], where the equally crazy anti-Columbia songstress [[Nellie McKay]] was his student. She subsequently wrote a song about him.   
  
According to [[Bwog]] commenters, Eisenbach is "the Paris Hilton of academia," someone who "will stop at nothing to receive attention".<ref>http://www.bwog.net/index.php?page=post&article_id=5584</ref> His stunts have included ceaseless advocacy on behalf of longshot presidential candidate [[Mike Gravel]], for whom he is communications director, advocating the return of [[Minutemen]] head Jim Gilchrist, and wasting class time hosting an appearance by [[w:Obama Girl|Obama Girl]].
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Eisenbach's activities have included advocacy on behalf of presidential candidate [[Mike Gravel]], for whom he served as communications director, advocating the return of [[Minutemen]] head Jim Gilchrist (to debate student agitator [[Karina Garcia]] in a forum he created called "Friendly Fire"), and hosting a classtime appearance by the [[w:Obama Girl|Obama Girl]].
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Cementing his reputation for offbeat craziness, Eisenbach will soon attain his lifelong dream of hosting a History Channel show about Washington sex scandals. Really.
  
 
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*[http://www.bwog.net/index.php?page=post&article_id=4602 Bwog interview with Eisenbach]
 
*[http://www.bwog.net/index.php?page=post&article_id=4602 Bwog interview with Eisenbach]
  
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Latest revision as of 23:49, 12 March 2009

See also Wikipedia's article about "David Eisenbach".

David Eisenbach CC '94 TC '?? MA '?? PhD '?? is a crazy professor who has hung around Columbia forever but seems to have no academic home. He's tangentially affiliated with the History Department, where he received his BA in modern European history and his PhD in American history, but is officially a "Core Lecturer". Consequently, he not only teaches history but Lit Hum, Contemporary Civilization, Music Hum, and classes on the media and Shakespeare. He also teaches at the Manhattan School of Music, where the equally crazy anti-Columbia songstress Nellie McKay was his student. She subsequently wrote a song about him.

Eisenbach's activities have included advocacy on behalf of presidential candidate Mike Gravel, for whom he served as communications director, advocating the return of Minutemen head Jim Gilchrist (to debate student agitator Karina Garcia in a forum he created called "Friendly Fire"), and hosting a classtime appearance by the Obama Girl.

Cementing his reputation for offbeat craziness, Eisenbach will soon attain his lifelong dream of hosting a History Channel show about Washington sex scandals. Really.

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