I havenā€™t been able to corroborate if itā€™s true, but the original story is that itā€™s a religious term.

@marukwamy: Iā€™ve recently seen the term ā€œoutreachā€ used to refer to the promotion of academics to young people. Iā€™ve seen it used to refer to the promotion of academics to young people, but thatā€™s a Christian missionary term, so it shouldnā€™t be used so easily. Even in my research area, Protestant churches raid villages of other denominations and pagans under the name of ā€œoutreach programsā€ or ā€œoutreach campsā€.


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