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Implementation of some of the proposals could start as early as this academic year if they are received favorably by the Faculty and administration, said Dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Theda Skocpol, the task force’s chair...
...have trouble understanding your Ec 10 TF? Dean Theda Skocpol and the Graduate Policy Committee may have the solution. All non-native English speaking graduate students—whether they anticipate teaching undergraduates or not—will now be screened for competency in reading and speaking English, according to a report released today by the committee. Skocpol, dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GSAS), said yesterday that measures are in place to ensure quality of speaking and writing skills but that they have not been uniform or consistent. “It?...
...Dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Theda Skocpol mentioned when she introduced the CGE’s legislation, the Faculty reached a near consensus last May in support of a comprehensive reform that would have required evaluations for all professors and all TFs. At that meeting, however, a few professors derailed the legislation’s momentum in a quasi-filibuster that caused the bill to be indefinitely tabled...
...CGE’s concern for these TFs is understandable, and their legislation rightfully appeals to their constituents. Yet even the bill’s foremost proponent, Dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Theda Skocpol, who chairs the CGE and the recently formed Task Force on Teaching and Career Development, maintains that “It is not fair to the vast majority of good, conscientious teachers to have a small number of professors opt out of the CUE Guide.” She added, “Personally—speaking as a professor?...
...motion was presented by Theda Skocpol, the dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences and chair of the Committee on Graduate Education...