Can Letters of Recommendation Be a Form of Teaching?
Writing letters of recommendation for students is a routine and time-consuming part of university teaching. Sometimes, however, student requests for letters pose dilemmas – when a student who performed poorly in a class asks for a letter, for instance, should the teacher simply refuse to write it, quietly send a lukewarm recommendation, or take the opportunity talk openly with the student about the situation? This session, drawn from Howard Sandler’s honors seminar (“What Makes a University Tick?”), will use a case study to prompt discussion about teaching, evaluating, and recommending. F2P2 Track: World of University (1.25 hrs) Facilitator: Howard Sandler, Professor of Psychology Date: Thursday, October 28 Time: 12:15–1:30 Location: Sarratt 189 Paving the Way: A Conversation Between Established Women Faculty and Women Graduate Students This session will be a dialogue between Vanderbilt women faculty and women graduate students comparing the experiences of each group and highlighting t
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