Jun 04 2009
Score one (or more) for history
Ralph Luker at Cliopatria has pointed to an intriguing study of undergraduates at Oxford University. It finds
1. There’s an inverse relationship between grades and sex (more sex, worse grades, and vice-versa). [so what else is new?]
2. History students get more action than any others. [wait, what?]
At Kansas State, our undergraduate enrollments in history are quite healthy. But my colleagues at places where classrooms aren’t full might consider this as a recruiting tool.