Wednesday, May 16, 2001

A glance at the May issue of The Washington Monthly: The truth behind the Ph.D. "shortage"

A doctoral degree in mathematics or science, contrary to popular belief, is not a guarantee of a job in academe, writes Paul DeMoulin. Mr. DeMoulin, who received his doctorate in electrical engineering in 1988 and has yet to hold a full-time job, writes that "universities, in the desire to exploit cheap labor...

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