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Isn't one transcript good enough?
In "Beware the Second Transcript," University of Wisconsin-Madison political science professor -- and author of Restoring Free Speech and Liberty on Campus -- Donald Downs offers up his thoughts on a new proposal by the UW administration to create a second, "extracurricular" transcript for students monitored by faculty members. As professor Downs sees it, this is a poor idea that will open the door for favoritism and discrimination against students not engaged in activities that coincide with faculty interests. Moreover, such transcripts will detract from UW's main pedagogical mission of imparting knowledge. Trustees should be on the lookout for such troubling developments at their own universities.
Posted by Anne D. Neal on March 14, 2008 at March 14, 2008 04:05 PM
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