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...Sometimes cases of academic dishonestly are less about dishonesty rather than a lack of understanding,” said Secretary of the Administrative Board John “Jay” L. Ellison. “This is an educational institution, and the idea is that we have these teaching moments and we don’t want to miss out on them...
...explains that in Kenya, economics is seen as an art rather than a practical field of study. As a result, Gimaiyo says that he plans to get a secondary field in Computer Science to give his studies a more practical focus...
Meanwhile upstairs, aisles now open in the direction of the pharmacy rather than the stairs. Also, many items have been rearranged. For example, the laundry detergent is now where dietary supplements used to be. Greeting cards are now upstairs as well, and their former home downstairs is still under construction...
...yesterday’s meeting, the Faculty passed the proposal to make three-hour examinations at the end of the semester opt-in rather than opt-out for course leaders. Currently, the Office of the Registrar’s default assumption is that all professors will give exams at the close of a course, unless a professor specifically petitions the Registrar to do otherwise, according to Dean of Undergraduate Education Jay M. Harris, who spearheaded the proposal...
Harris said that the new policy, which will no longer make exams the default form of final assessment in courses, is not an endorsement of the recent move away from offering three-hour exams. Rather, the changes are motivated by the desire to streamline the process of devising the exam schedule, he said...