But it appears even with positive reviews and evaluations from students, strong teaching-track faculty can be let go without any clear rhyme or reason. We call on the University to extend a new contract to Dr. R and all other well-deserving TRaP faculty who are foundational to the excellent education that Washington University provides.

A new course evaluations program is coming to the College of Arts & Sciences, the School of Engineering & Applied Science and the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts starting this fall.

Students will notice a new addition to course evaluations this semester: A new question asks how successfully professors create inclusive environments in the classroom.

Washington University is using online course evaluations as a new tool to monitor academic integrity on campus. Course evaluations now include two questions on academic integrity instead of asking students to report on their expected grade for the course.

Two SU Senators, junior Jake Novick and sophomore Joseph Marcus, are currently attempting to gather course syllabi in an online format that would allow Wash. U. students to gain deeper insight into the content and format of potential courses before registration.

Sometimes a four-year academic adviser is just not enough, so when students register for classes, many consult the popular Web site RateMyProfessors.com.