State vs. Private Colleges: Professor View

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During a recent visit to the campus of the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, I caught up with an old friend, Professor Bill Worden. He is now a professor of Spanish and director of graduate studies.

Bill was educated at elite private institutions in the Northeast (Dartmouth, Brown), but he teaches at a large, public university.

During our conversation he reflected upon his experience, and about his understanding about the quality of students at both kinds of educational institutions.

 

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