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Jaijairam, Paul – Journal of Education and Learning, 2016
First-Year Seminar (FYS) is an introductory class offered to first-year students to help them acclimate to the college environment, develop effective strategies for studying, and learn techniques that will allow them to swiftly complete small assignments and sizable research projects. In 2014, approximately 80 percent of universities offered FYS,…
Descriptors: First Year Seminars, College Freshmen, School Orientation, School Holding Power
Fuller, Ivan – Liberal Education, 2014
In November 2011, the author--Ivan Fuller, a professor of theatre and associate dean of the School of Fine and Performing Arts at Rider University--attended a joint symposium of the American Conference of Academic Deans and Phi Beta Kappa that was designed to wrestle with the question of why the humanities matter. At one session, participants…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Curriculum Design, School Orientation, Critical Thinking