Honor and Cheating Students

The American Scholar has an interesting article published on the increase of students cheating in their classes in order to get ahead.  Here is a snippet: One of the gloomiest recent reports about the nation’s colleges and universities reinforces the suspicion that students are studying less, reading less, and learning less all the time: “American [...]

Student Loans and Crushing Debt: The Price of Higher Education

This is pretty scary. America’s student debt at the end of 2010 is nearly $880 billion. That number is growing by more than $2,800 dollars per second. And there appears to be no end in sight.  Student debt is a very big deal; most don’t think about it while in school, however.  They assume that [...]

The Shadow Scholar

Scary, yet I imagine I can think of a few students in my classes who have used this tactic already. I’ve written toward a master’s degree in cognitive psychology, a Ph.D. in sociology, and a handful of postgraduate credits in international diplomacy. I’ve worked on bachelor’s degrees in hospitality, business administration, and accounting. I’ve written [...]

The Four-Year College Graduation Myth – Newsweek

An interesting, if not enlightening, read.  I have to agree.  Four years is a myth for a lot of people.  Here’s a taste. For many college students today, Rajabi’s predicament is commonplace. College is pretty much sold as a four-year stint. But take a look at the statistics and you’ll find it’s far from that [...]

PHD Comics: Draft dodging

How true this is.  PHD Comics: Draft dodging.