Journal Reflection #1 Academic Life and Scholarship Class: What did you learn?
Journal Reflection #1 Academic Life and Scholarship Class What did you learn? There were many takeaways from the first class in Academic Life and Scholarship. I gained a basket full of knowledge: One aspect is that different schools differ in how they are categorized based on how much funding they receive. A good resource on how schools are categorized is through the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. I learned that there are R1 institutions, R2 institutions, and D/PU, which are Doctoral / Professional Universities. R1 universities have very high spending and very high doctorate production. R2 is considered high spending ($5 million) and high doctorate production. And then, below that level, research colleges and universities may spend around $2.5 million. I asked a couple of questions to my professor and students. How do we know what schools to apply to? Will I get a job in academia at the end ...