I haven’t been able to corroborate if it’s true, but the original story is that it’s a religious term.

@marukwamy: I’ve recently seen the term ā€œoutreachā€ used to refer to the promotion of academics to young people. I’ve seen it used to refer to the promotion of academics to young people, but that’s a Christian missionary term, so it shouldn’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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