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THE SPECTATOR |
| October 23, 2009 |
Should professors address campus events in the classroom?October 23, 2009Noby Douglas AmbroseProfessor of History Author's note: I have presented versions of this paper on two occasions, at a panel at Hamilton College in April 2005 and again at a panel discussion sponsored by DSJP in August 2007. What if we, while sitting in my class on colonial American history and discussing New England town covenants, were to learn that a world war would begin tomorrow? What, then, would we do with our remaining class time? More... |
Hamilton College reaches out to students through social mediaby Lauren Magaziner '12Opinion Writer October 23, 2009 Facebook is a dangerous tool for professor-student relations. There is a definite area of inappropriateness, and both professors and students are in danger of crossing that threshold. In the two-dimensional world of Facebook, it is sometimes difficult to discern tone from a status, and a goofy picture can make students look inebriated even if that wasn't the case. More... |