Comments on: More links http://arjendu.wordpress.com/2011/05/31/more-links/ The view from a liberal arts college physics department (and deanery) Mon, 25 Mar 2013 09:13:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Arjendu http://arjendu.wordpress.com/2011/05/31/more-links/#comment-1526 Wed, 01 Jun 2011 19:43:14 +0000 http://arjendu.wordpress.com/?p=999#comment-1526 Ken, it’s not easy for me to extract those numbers easily for Carleton and there are various reasons why it would not be appropriate to share them on a public blog even if I had access to such numbers (I’m not sure I’ve ever seen the numbers myself, honestly). If I ever got hold of such numbers, I am sure I know how to find you …

]]> By: Ken Wedding http://arjendu.wordpress.com/2011/05/31/more-links/#comment-1524 Tue, 31 May 2011 14:04:05 +0000 http://arjendu.wordpress.com/?p=999#comment-1524 Arjendu,

Thanks for the references: the first is troubling and one that some of of from the Carleton class of ’67 have discussed. What are the numbers for Carleton? Do they correlate with the numbers of first-generation students or with rural/small town vs urban area students?

And the New Yorker article is a great wake up call.

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