Relative to exams, papers and project-based assignments provide a more meaningful and practical measure of student learning, writes Bernardo Sampaio de Saboya Albuquerque.
“I’m only asking that you learn about feminism, work to support survivors well and refuse to accept or make excuses when men choose violence,” writes Marie Erikson.
Learning a bit of a new language out of interest should certainly be encouraged, yet this may not provide the skills that the Faculty of Arts aims to teach, writes Marie Erikson.
"The university dilemma has arisen because, as a society, we’ve molded university into a place where study is a means to an end. In the case of Bowdoin, it is even worse - a business model. That was never, and should never, have been the project of the university," writes Sunny Das.
“Your life doesn’t follow a fictional plot line,” writes Azquet Gomez Merlo.
“UBC didn’t just give me a pretty diploma, but it steered me through the challenges of starting a business with a mission to tackle the very issues I once wrote essays about,” writes Vannia Flores Forsyth.
"From clubs tabling on campus to classmates sitting next to you, there are plenty of opportunities to actively seek out diverse perspectives. We need to learn how to listen for the sake of learning, not labelling," writes Eitan Feiger.
I wasn’t raised in the Philippines, so all of my knowledge of the country comes from my family and what they chose to expose me to.
