January 30, 2009

Professors Compete for Bonuses Based on Student Evaluations

By KATHERINE MANGAN

Texas A&M plan to 'empower students' raises fears of grade inflation among faculty members vying for big bucks

Some faculty members at Texas A&M University will each be $10,000 richer next month, and they will have their students to thank.

The university system is awarding bonuses ranging from $2,500 to $10,000 to faculty members who received the highest grades on end-of-semester student evaluations. The competition is being held here on the flagship campus as well as at

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