It’s a common occurrence at many colleges: a player from the basketball or football team is about to enter a classroom when he is stopped by a fellow student asking for his signature. Signing this ...

Academics are the cornerstone of the college experience, but students can be uninterested in their courses. Student attendance is a problem as old as higher education itself, and faculty members ...

Every student is expected to participate in academically related activities and attend every class session for which the student is duly registered. It is the prerogative of the individual faculty ...

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Pretty much all faculty members agree that attending class is critical for students to learn. Where we differ is on what, if anything, we should do to get students in their seats. Many instructors ...