It’s a common occurrence at many colleges: a player from the basketball or football team is about to enter a classroom when he is stopped by a fellow student asking for his signature. Signing this ...

Academics are the cornerstone of the college experience, but students can be uninterested in their courses. Student attendance is a problem as old as higher education itself, and faculty members ...

Pretty much all faculty members agree that attending class is critical for students to learn. Where we differ is on what, if anything, we should do to get students in their seats. Many instructors ...