A Collegiate Casting-Out of Devilish Devices

'''A Collegiate Casting-Out of Devilish Devices''' is a ''[[Discworld]]'' short story by [[Terry Pratchett]]. The story describes the reaction of the wizards of the [[Unseen University]] to a proposal from the Patrician to introduce regulation of university education. It references the government inspector A.E. Pessimal, who goes on to have a significant role in ''[[Thud!]]''

It was first published in the May 13th, 2005 issue of [[The Times Higher Education Supplement]].

==External links==
*[http://loki.ovh.org/T%20Pratchett%20-%20A%20Collegiate%20Casting-Out%20Of%20Devilish%20Devices.htm A Collegiate Casting-Out of Devilish Devices]
*[http://www.thes.co.uk/search/story.aspx?story_id=2021810 The story at the THES online (requires free registration)]

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