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...came as a surprise to learn from the the front-page story “E-Hotline Opened for TF Concerns” (news, Feb. 14) and the accompanying op-ed “Better Teaching, an E-Mail Away” (Feb. 14) that the Bok Center is “partnering” with the Undergraduate Council (UC) to monitor Teaching Fellow performance. We have not, in fact, signed on to the “E-Hotline” in question...
...true that the Bok Center has long supported feedback on teaching and communication among students, their TFs, and faculty to improve the quality of learning in FAS. For several years we have posted a variety of forms and templates for “early evaluations,” written and electronic, on our web site. These are used at the discretion of course heads and TFs to elicit student input about the progress of the course and the way it is taught. In addition, we have long been involved in helping faculty and TFs interpret CUE data from their courses...
...potential collaboration between the Bok Center and the UC hotline (which the op-ed suggests is imminent) would have to be contingent on broader discussion and approval within the College. Even with such approval, it should be understood that what the Bok Center can offer best is the facilitation for “early evaluations” described above and information on best pedagogical practices. While we will follow the progress of the hotline with interest, the Bok Center is neither a sponsor of the project nor its partner at the present time...
...think they got through unscathed,” Interim President Derek C. Bok said of the report’s authors...
Rather than assert his own power—as his presidential predecessors may have done—Pusey peacefully acknowledged a need for change. The following presidencies would continue to promote a sense of collaboration for the greater university good. Derek C. Bok, a faculty minded man, would hold office from 1971 to 1991. Neil L. Rudenstine, who Gomes says “tried to restore humane ideals,” served from 1991 to 2001. Students and faculty were, for the most part, content...