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Advising a student with academically self-destructive behavior
I work for a small community college which is a subsidiary of a larger institution where I do primarily teaching and admin support but also do some academic mentoring.
I have one student who has for ...
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Teaching a class likely meant to inflate the GPA of student athletes
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My department recently finalized the faculty teaching assignments for the Fall 2019 semester (starts at the end of August 2019). As these assignments were being discussed a few weeks ago, my ...
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How to request a professor to let you into their class [closed]
For various valid reasons, I was not able to sign up for a certain math course that I need. The professor is amazing, and I really hope to get into her class. I went to her class every day for a week, ...
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What incentive does a professor have to allow a student to enroll in a course that is already full?
I'm hoping trying to register for a course I need that is currently full, and am told that I can try contacting the professor for permission to enroll. Under what circumstances are such requests ...
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Variation in drop dates, and effect on student outcomes
(This question may be specific to US university systems. Also, sorry it is long.)
US universities usually have some provision for students to drop a course. Within the first N weeks of the term, if ...
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