No Jobs for Ph.D’s? Depends on what you mean by Ph.D.

February 25, 2013 by

Jordan Weissman has again posted an excellent article – with good graphics – in the Atlantic.  This one is titled “The Ph.D Bust: America’s Awful Market for Young Scientists—in 7 Charts” (http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2013/02/the-phd-bust-americas-awful-market-for-young-scientists-in-7-charts/273339/).  (He had a previous article about the cost of textbooks, which I reference in my post, http://www.inside-higher-ed.com/good-graph-on-…nd-some-advice/. So, why aren’t these “Ph.D’s” getting jobs?  If […]

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It Starts in the18th Grade

December 12, 2012 by

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/11/education/us-students-still-lag-globally-in-math-and-science-tests-show.html?ref=us is a link to an article in the NYTimes. Of course, it is not news that US students perfom poorly in math and science.  What is probably not understood is how US graduate education impacts this in a big way.  How does this happen?  Here are my conclusions. The Short Summary:  For a variety of reasons, […]

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