The literature about teaching and learning is pretty clear on this: the first day of class is an important one. No matter the class, whether intro or upper division, the first day should be the time ...

As your first semester of college approaches, you're likely wondering what it will entail and how you can make the most of the experience. Luckily, there are plenty of things you can do before and ...

A young friend of ours recently attended her first classes for the spring semester, only to leave quite early because all the professors did was perform brief introductions and go over the syllabus. I ...

Amanda Clarke is a wife, mother and businesswoman. She now also is a student. Clarke, 37, of Erie, was at the St. Benedict Education Center in Erie on Wednesday for the first day of classes at the new ...

First-semester Seminars are small classes taught by faculty from a wide range of disciplines across the University. Many of the seminars are interdisciplinary, but they each introduce students to ...