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Inside Higher Ed Audio Conference - "Responding to Academically Adrift: What Colleges Can Do"


Academic Services will host the Inside Higher Ed audio conference entitled, "Responding to Academically Adrift: What Colleges Can Do" on Friday, February 18 from 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. in the Board Lounge (1-320) at the Brighton Campus and the DCC Board Room (5057).

The book Academically Adrift: Limited Learning on College Campuses has set off a national debate on rigor and the college curriculum.

Tracking 2,300 undergraduates at a range of four-year institutions, the research behind the book found that large numbers of students learn little, if anything, in college, face minimal course requirements — and yet graduate. The findings are based on student scores on the Collegiate Learning Assessment, as well as student surveys and transcript analysis. The book calls for colleges to be more demanding of students and more consistent in their requirements.

The audio conference features Richard Arum, one of the authors of the book. Professor Arum will present the findings and advise colleges on the steps they can take to respond to the issues raised.

The presentation (like the book) will be relevant for a wide range of colleges and universities highly competitive on admissions, open admissions, and everything in between.

Arum will cover the following topics:

-- An overview of the study and its results

-- Steps colleges can take to promote rigor – policies at the faculty, departmental, institutional, and sector levels

-- Ideas on how to communicate about issues of rigor with students, parents, and the public

To reserve a seat at this event, please contact Melissa Burley at "
mailto:mburley@monroecc.edu" or at Ext. 2221. For those unable to attend, an archived recording will be available following the live event.

Kimberley P. Collins
Interim Vice President, Academic Services
02/16/2011