Progressive Faculty Network needles Wainstein report
While the Progressive Faculty Network has diverse opinions on the Wainstein report, there is one thing they can agree on — the problem is much bigger than paper classes.
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While the Progressive Faculty Network has diverse opinions on the Wainstein report, there is one thing they can agree on — the problem is much bigger than paper classes.
At Friday’s Faculty Council meeting, faculty members voiced a range of frustrations and disappointment in a system that allowed for the creation of paper classes and bogus grades.
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