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Course-Correcting Mid-Semester: A Three Question Feedback Survey

Faculty Focus

2002; Spencer & Schmelkin, 2002). 2002) noted that under the current system, if a professor does change a course based on student evaluations, the students who made these comments do not have the opportunity to experience the changes, and that of course reinforces the idea that faculty ignore student evaluations (p.

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Course-Correcting Mid-Semester: A Three Question Feedback Survey

Faculty Focus

2002; Spencer & Schmelkin, 2002). 2002) noted that under the current system, if a professor does change a course based on student evaluations, the students who made these comments do not have the opportunity to experience the changes, and that of course reinforces the idea that faculty ignore student evaluations (p.

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Unveiling An Accidental Triumph: The Improbable History of American Higher Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Sol Gittleman has penned a must-read book for anyone with a vested interest in the past, present, and future of American academia. I couldn’t wait to go to college.” But World War II changed all of that, ushering in a new wave of immigrants who would revolutionize American colleges and universities.

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Interdisciplinary Studies: Preparing Students for a Complex World

Faculty Focus

From Martian Frontiers to Academic Horizons As we return from our visionary expedition to Mars in 2100, the echoes of interdisciplinary collaboration linger, bridging the realms of imagination and academia. Improving college and university teaching , 30(1), 23-30. Caspersen, J., C., & Olaf Aamodt, P. Measuring learning outcomes.

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Higher ed must maintain research integrity. Here is how

University Business

Without proper mediation, those shortcuts can resurface years later at the highest echelons of academia. At least three former or current college presidents have been struck by plagiarism accusations in the past 15 months, including Marc Tessier-Lavigne of Stanford, Claudine Gay of Harvard and, most recently, Darryl J.

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Interdisciplinary Studies: Preparing Students for a Complex World

Faculty Focus

From Martian Frontiers to Academic Horizons As we return from our visionary expedition to Mars in 2100, the echoes of interdisciplinary collaboration linger, bridging the realms of imagination and academia. Improving college and university teaching , 30(1), 23-30. Caspersen, J., C., & Olaf Aamodt, P. Measuring learning outcomes.

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Plan B Propels Engineer to Higher Ed Leadership

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In a career that has included both academia and the private sector, Dr. Teik C. Growing up in Malaysia, Lim wanted to skip college, join the military and pursue the dream of becoming a pilot. Lim is now leading the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) into the future. Thankfully, he moved on to Plan B. After receiving his B.S.