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ELHE 7101

Higher Education in American Society · 1 instructor on record · 10 sections

What the course score is made of

79BC evaluations10 records · weight ×1.0 · Fall 2021 – Fall 2025

—Student reviewsno reviews — does not contribute

—RateMyProfessorsno ratings — does not contribute

That is the class itself, averaged across everyone who taught it. Who taught it, and how each of them scored, is the board below — that is what a student picking a section is actually choosing between.

What the challenge rank is made of

29thMore challenging than 29% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

87BC — “Intellectually Challenging”10 records · raw score out of 100

Boston College's own “intellectually challenging” question for this class only — students answer it positively about courses that stretched them, so it measures intellectual challenge and NOT grading, workload or quality. Almost every BC class scores high on it, which is why it is shown as a rank rather than a score.

What the workload rank is made of

87thMore work than 87% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

76BC — “Workload”10 records · raw score out of 100

Boston College reports workload for this class only as one of five bands, not as a number of hours, and it does not publish what the bands mean — so this site will not translate it into hours. Higher means more work, which is not the same as worse.

An introduction to higher education in America, this course focuses on the complex relationships between colleges and universities, and the political and social systems of society. This analysis includes a historical perspective on the evolution of American higher education, and especially the development of the contemporary university since the beginning of the twentieth century. Attention is also paid to the impact of federal and state governments on higher education; the role of research in the university; issues of accountability, autonomy, and academic freedom; the academic profession, student politics and culture; affirmative action issues; and others.

The only instructor on record

10 sections · nobody else has taught itFull record

Instructor	Overall	Workload	Challenge
Michael JamesEducational Leadership and Higher Education	8510 records	87th	29th

There is no ranking to read here: Michael James is the only instructor with evaluation records for ELHE 7101, so the number is a record, not a position.

Also taught by Michael James

6 other classes

Class	Instructors	Course score
ELHE 7901Field Experience in Higher Education	210 records	78
ELHE 7902Advanced Field Experience in Higher Education	210 records	77
APSY 2295Spirituality, Religion, and College Student Experience	15 records	92
ELHE 2295Spirituality, Religion, and College Student Experience	13 records	96
ELHE 7501Catholic Higher Ed Administration&Leadership	13 records	100
ELHE 7504Religion and Higher Education	13 records	93

Other ELHE classes

All of them

Class	Instructors	Course score
ELHE 7103Education Law and Public Policy	932 records	77
ELHE 7727Family and Community Engagement	1124 records	82
ELHE 7701Introduction to Educational Leadership and Change	523 records	92
ELHE 7708Instructional Leadership	821 records	78
ELHE 7711Using Data and Evidence for School Improvement	621 records	79
ELHE 7726Organizational Theory	620 records	88

The line

All 13 items · means across 10 records

The Professor4 items

Clearly Explains MaterialThe instructor was effective at creating an understanding of difficult subject matter.

8822nd pctl

Available Outside of ClassThe instructor was available for help outside of class.

9452nd pctl

Brings Out Your Best WorkThe instructor motivated me to do my best work.

8822nd pctl

Sparked My InterestThe course stimulated my interest in the subject matter.

9022nd pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

9039th pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

9148th pctl

Useful Beyond the CourseWhat I learned is applicable beyond this course.

8927th pctl

Assignments & Feedback3 items

Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.

8518th pctl

Gives Feedback PromptlyI received feedback on my work in a timely manner.

9574th pctl

Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.

8417th pctl

Workload, difficulty & attendanceNot ratings

WorkloadHow much work the course took outside class, on Boston College's five-band scale — the band boundaries are not published, so this is not a number of hours.

7687th pctl

Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.

8729th pctl

Attendance MattersAttending class was necessary to do well in this course.

744th pctl

Bar length is the rank against every comparable record we hold, not the raw score: BC's questions all have a median around 4.5, so a raw-scale bar would be nearly full on every row and would tell you nothing. Every bar is one ink colour — nothing here is graded green or red. The hatched bars are not ratings at all: a higher number on either describes a different course, not a better one.

Game log

10 sections · newest first

Instructor	Term	Sec	Instr	Course	Work
Michael James	Fall 2025	01	90	81	—
Michael James	Fall 2025	02	94	91	60
Michael James	Fall 2024	01	83	81	80
Michael James	Fall 2024	02	85	78	60
Michael James	Fall 2023	01	81	75	—
Michael James	Fall 2023	02	92	86	—
Michael James	Fall 2022	01	84	75	—
Michael James	Fall 2022	02	74	66	80
Michael James	Fall 2021	01	82	76	100
Michael James	Fall 2021	02	86	79	—

How to read this boardInstructors are ranked on their record in this class only, never on their average across everything they teach. Scores are out of 100 — Boston College's 1–5 agreement scale, ×20, the way these numbers were printed for years. Workload is BC's own five-band figure, not a number of hours, and is shown as a rank. A dash means the question was not reported, and is never a zero.