letters of reference

1. April 22, 2019

   Faculty panel outlines principles for faculty-student interactions

   A new core statement of principle for the interaction of faculty members with students says faculty members “must base their actions solely on educational and professional reasons” except in the most unusual circumstances.

2. December 12, 2018

   Panel takes input on faculty beliefs and students’ experience

   Students and faculty members shared their views with a faculty panel exploring how faculty members’ political ideologies should intersect with their responsibilities to students.

3. October 31, 2018

   President, provost expand on issues of personal beliefs, reference letters

   President Mark Schlissel and Provost Martin Philbert further explore the issues surrounding the role of personal beliefs in educators’ decisions whether to write reference letters for students.