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Source: The Stanford Daily

Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education (VPUE) Jay Hamilton highlighted concerns about current campus grading policies during the Faculty Senate meeting on Thursday. A representative from the “Promoting Academic Communities and Engagement” (PACE) project highlighted classroom attendance issues. Senators also remembered former faculty member Philip G. Zimbardo during a memorial resolution and passed a bylaw about remote proctoring during exams. Hamilton, human biology professor Lianne Kurina, English professor Michele Elam and Associate Vice Provost for Education Cassandra Volpe Horii presented a report on “Critical Issues for Undergraduate Education.” They also offered suggestions for faculty to address what Hamilton described as issues in grading and classroom attendance.

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