Last April, I was a month out from the end of the spring semester when I read in The Chronicle about the “stunning’ level of student disconnection.” At the time, I was teaching three in-person courses ...

With the final week of classes over, professors are now revealing how they have dealt with the typical end-of-semester dip in ...

The Undergraduate Catalogue policy on attendance states, "UAB recognizes that the academic success of individual students is related to their class attendance and participation. Each course instructor ...

While class attendance is very important for academic success and progress in one’s college career, it shouldn’t be a requirement. The mental health issues college students face have only been ...

Attending class is essential for academic success. The University expects students to fulfill their academic requirements through attendance and/or participation. Class attendance is required of all ...

In fairness to students, professors shouldn’t factor class attendance, participation in class and extra credit into their final grades, argues Jay Sterling Silver. As professors are consistently ...

Attending class is essential for academic success. The University expects students to attend all scheduled class times unless an absence is excused under this policy. An excused absence is one in ...