Month: February 2010

  • Is the higher education bubble about to burst?

    Let me start off by saying that I am asking questions rather than stating facts or opinions in this post. On October 9th of last year I wondered about how sustainable our current system of higher education was and concluded that we (higher education) may be in for an unpleasant surprise in the next decade.…

  • Grades, grade inflation, and the myths associated with them

    An article in the New York Times caught my eye the other day. It turns out that in the flaccid economy Princeton students are resenting their university’s attempt to control grade inflation. About five or six years ago Princeton had 40% of grades be an “A” of some type. To try to rein in grades,…