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Job and Grad School Placement Rates at Colleges: Good Luck Finding Them

Job and Grad School Placement Rates at Colleges: Good Luck Finding Them

on November 7, 2011 in Academic quality, Academics, Careers, Graduate degrees

When you’re looking at colleges and universities wouldn’t you like to know if their students found jobs after graduating? Wouldn’t you like to know what kind of success students at a particular school enjoyed in getting into graduate school? Duh. Of course, you would. Believe it or not, federal law requires colleges and universities to [...]

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Should You Really Go to Graduate School?

Should You Really Go to Graduate School?

on July 4, 2011 in Academics, Graduate degrees

I’ve met a lot of college students who assume that they must slog their way through graduate school to enjoy a successful and lucrative career. What is troubling, however, is how little information young adults know about what is involved in earning a graduate degree that can be expensive and a huge time commitment. No [...]

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The Problem With Graduate School and Rankings

on August 27, 2010 in Academics, Admissions, Evaluating Schools, Graduate degrees, Research

With the economy still floundering, more Americans are considering attending graduate school. But how do you shop for the best  graduate school programs? Writing in The Chronicle of Higher Education, Thomas A. Benton, an English professor at Hope College made a stab at answering that question. He observed that the  universities receiving the highest graduate [...]

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Graduate School Programs? Shopping for the Right One

on April 19, 2010 in Academic quality, Academics, Admissions, Careers, Evaluating Schools, Graduate degrees, Other, Universities

How do you shop for  graduate school programs? With the economy still floundering, more Americans are considering attending graduate school. But how do you find the best ones? Writing in The Chronicle of Higher Education, Thomas A. Benton, an English professor at Hope College made a stab at answering that question. He observed that the  [...]

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The Beauty of Liberal Arts Colleges

on September 14, 2009 in Academic majors, Academic quality, Ivy League, Liberal Arts Colleges, Other, Universities

My son Ben’s best friend just returned from a tour of some liberal arts colleges that I suggested he visit in the Midwest. Nathan visited Carleton, Grinnell and Macalester colleges and I’m sure that any one of these schools would be thrilled to welcome him as a freshman next fall. Nathan is slated to be [...]

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