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Rice must reevaluate its academic support systems

(03/16/16 1:58am)

As a senior who has been both a Peer Academic Advisor and an Academic Fellow, I have formed some critical opinions on both of these programs, especially with regards to the lack of communication between the heads of the college-specific programs and their teams, as well as between the Office of Academic Advising and the collective bodies of PAAs and Fellows/Mentors. My observations at Sid, as well as the opinions and observations of Fellows, PAAs and students at other colleges, are reflected in this piece.


Rice must review academic support systems: an appetizer

(03/16/16 1:54am)

As seniors who have been both Peer Academic Advisors and Academic Fellows, we have developed some critical opinions of these programs. Both are highly regarded at Rice, and we would like to preface this op-ed by expressing our gratitude and admiration for the leadership and members of these organizations and for the noble work they do for our community. However, there are serious problems that need to be addressed. Communication is low, progress is slow, and accountability is nonexistent. Insofar as we have not yet been able to have a meaningfully productive dialogue with the people in the position to change the system, we resort to publicly airing our grievances, concerns, and suggestions to the Thresher and the Rice community.