Tagged - academics

New engineering honor society joins campus

As of now, in order to join you must be an undergraduate, graduate student, or faculty at the University, have a minimum GPA of 3.7 (for students), and be involved in a qualifying major. The chapter’s founding president, senior Kyle Perlman, wants to change that.  Read More

Should the US Follow East Asia on Education?

Evidently, academic reform in efforts to maximize success is incredibly difficult to implement, especially in a way beneficial to both student success and wellbeing. Read More

Latin honors restructuring approved after SA push

SA endorsed a report March 4 pushing the University administration to make its Latin honors system more “equitable.”  Latin honors are distinctions given by many universities to graduating students with strong academic records. At UR, the top level is summa cum laude, which encompasses the top two percent of the graduating class. The other two […]

266 students sent false academic probation letters by CCAS

266 students received false academic probation letters on Jan. 11 due to a technical issue. CCAS spoke with the Campus Times about the issue. Read More

On speaking in workshop

In theory, workshop is deeply beneficial. I have experienced that, in reality, a hefty anxiety can hinder one from fully utilizing this tool. Read More

Life is pay to win. College? The giant paywall

For a game that preaches freedom of choice, there are an awful lot of decisions essentially made for us. Exhibit A: the decision to play at all. Read More

To all the overachievers out there

If you’re wasting the most amazing years of your life stressing about the future and always working, you’re ruining yourself. Read More

We’re all just hamsters on the wheel of academic validation

Never mind. All the grades were just posted to Blackboard and there is not a single A in sight. Read More

Enough is enough — when to call quits

It seems ludicrous to think that any decision made in your freshman year of high school can have any bearing on your future, let alone dictate the rest of your life, but the reality is that it’s a slippery slope. Read More

You should take journalism classes this spring

There’s a perfect storm of journalism courses being offered this spring, and you should try and take one (or a couple) of them. Read More