You always need to switch between code and browser. Most editors have a preview mode but you still need to switch. You won't have broken links even when you rename anything or when you move a file to another directory Most of my projects look horrible displayed in the edit mode. But because I trust in my abilities of knowing how HTML-code is generated, my pages always look great in ANY web browser. So I think FrontPage 98 is the way to go.
Professors are busy and want to focus on their discipline.
As a college we're already married to Microsoft for our office products. Our profs would like it, and even that lovely man Bill Gates would smile on our decision. Let's go with it.