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A Winning Prof

Ronda Beaman, the winner of the first-ever NEA Excellence in the Academy award for article on the art of teaching, talks to her class of 350 introductory education students . She knows each student by name. Dr. Beaman's award-winning article appears in the spring 1999 Thought and Action. Find out about this year's competition.

The Dialogue

Share your Opinion

Should academic departments promote alternative careers for Ph.D. candidates in fields with low job placement rates?

Yes, says Lynn Woodbury, there aren't enough teaching jobs for Ph.D. candidates to go around.

No, states Laura Sullivan, the vast majority of graduate students want to be college professors.

Read the full debate

Poll Results

Should academic departments promote alternative careers for Ph.D. candidates in fields with low job placement rates?

Yes: 76%
No: 24%


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