Message from the Association President Dear Colleagues:   Happy New Year!  I hope that you had some time to relax over the break, although I know that must feel long ago now.  And I hope that the first week of classes has gone as well as possible.   I am writing in regard to plans for summer teaching. This past Friday, Chairs and Directors were asked to provide information about the formats in which summer courses will be offered. Courses with over 40 students are…

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Message from the Association President Dear Colleagues: I hope that things are starting to slow down, at least marginally, and that you can look forward to a few days of rest over the holidays. In my last email, I shared the quantitative results of our survey with you. We are still in the process of analyzing some elements of the survey, but the central concerns emerged clearly.  In this email I’ll be updating you on some of what the survey…

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Message from the Association President Dear Colleagues, As some of you may have heard, late this afternoon Senate approved moving the start date of the January term from January 6th to January 11th.  The  length of the teaching term will remain the same, but the exam period will be shortened by one day, and exams will also be held on the two Sundays during the exam period. I believe the university will be sending something out on this matter, but…

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