Hmmm…maybe going back to school at 30 hasn’t proved to be the exciting challenge James Franco was looking for. A sneaky classmate snapped this shot of the Milk actor catching his zzzzz’s during a lecture at Columbia University, where he is currently working toward a master’s degree in creative writing.

Boring professor, maybe? Or perhaps just overworked?

Students on Twitter also squealed that James has been spied sleeping in the library at New York University, where he is also taking classes.

In related news, James will release his first volume of short stories through a publishing deal with HarperCollins…..Let’s hope they don’t put us to sleep.

Spotted @ Gawker