'Showing That They Care'

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Washington Post highlights faculty role in spotting, helping struggling students

Dickinson College’s faculty play a critical role in identifying students that are struggling and excelling. That’s important and rare, reports Jon Marcus in the recent Washington Post article, " 'Showing that they care': College faculty called on to aid floundering students."

The article reports on the training the college provides faculty members to contact the “early alert” team of advisers when they "spot a student who appears to be struggling." Noting that this has historically not been part of a professor's role at most colleges, Marcus notes that Dickinson is on the forefront of a growing trend that is helping students make the most of the college experience.

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Published October 18, 2018