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8 Ways to Pick Great College Classes

8 Ways to Pick Great College Classes

on August 31, 2011 in Academic majors, Academic quality, Academics, Careers

Before my son Ben left to start his sophomore year at Beloit College, we talked about the advice in a chapter of The Thinking Student’s Guide to College: 75 Tips for Getting a Better Education. I’ve mentioned before how much I love this book and I think every college-bound student should read it. Andrew Roberts, [...]

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Should Professors Work As Hard As We Do?

Should Professors Work As Hard As We Do?

on June 28, 2011 in California universities, College Costs, Colleges, Ivy League, Money, Uncategorized, Universities

Should professors work as hard as many of the rest of us? If you compare the sort of work week and vacation time that many professors enjoy with other highly educated professionals, you could conclude that there are a lot of slackers hanging out in the Ivory Towers. I hope that professor productivity becomes a [...]

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Can We Blame Professors for College Slackers?

on February 21, 2011 in Academic quality, Academics, Grades

Last month, I wrote a couple of posts about this reality:  many students are graduating from college without absorbing much of an education. From a parent’s perspective that’s a lot of wasted money. And, of course, there are serious ramifications for students who have spent their college years living in a Bud Lite commercial. Here [...]

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50 Colleges With the Best and Worst Professors

on December 2, 2010 in College rankings, Evaluating Schools, Research

Can anybody pinpoint which colleges have the best college professors and the worst professors? I doubt it, but that doesn’t mean people won’t try. Yesterday I wrote a college blog post for CBSMoneyWatch that made a stab at establishing which colleges and universities have the best and worst professors. Here are the controversial posts: 25 [...]

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Avoiding Part-Time Professors

on May 20, 2010 in Academic majors, Academic quality, Academics

When you are researching colleges, be sure to ask this question: What percentage of professors are part time? At many schools, the percentage is going to be high.  I’ll explain why you should care in a minute, but first here are some startling statistics from the Association of American Colleges and Universities about tenured professors: [...]

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What's Happening to the Average GPA?

on March 5, 2010 in Academic majors, Academics, Grades

Are college students getting smarter? If you looked at the grades they are “earning,” you might assume the answer is yes.  The average GPA in college is 3.1. At private schools, the norm is a 3.3 GPA. In contrast, the typical college student had an average GPA of 2.52 in the 1950s. In nearly every [...]

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