October 26, 2017
What knowledge and skills should an educated person have, regardless of major? The above is the major question that we – the Clemson faculty and staff – need to address at the onset of our discussions on general education revision. The General Education Task Force has scheduled a set of open discussions on Nov 6 […]
September 25, 2017
Recent blog posts from Derek Bok and Loni Bordoloi Pazich, via Inside Higher Ed, bring to mind many issues related to the quality and coherence of undergraduate education. Some questions for thought: Do we explicitly tell our students the larger aims of our courses and why they should matter? If it is the responsibility of the […]
September 4, 2017
Welcome to the updates page for the general education task force! During this 2017-2018 academic year, the members of the task force will be working to guide broad conversations to elicit input on general education and learning outcomes. We will be soliciting perspectives from a range of stakeholders while also helping make our campus more […]