In my six years at Salem State College, I have heard much anxiety about assessment not only from colleagues in the Department of Biology but also from colleagues further afield in our college. I do not mean to be flippant by using my aversion to dentists as an analogy, but I really do believe that a clear understanding of the assessment of learning objectives will significantly benefit the long-term health of what our students are learning and of our own long-term health as teachers.

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By Rebecca Hains
Communications Department
Kristin Esterberg is the Provost and Academic Vice President of Salem State College.

The SOAS Communications Team gave a round table on interdisciplinarity this year on Opening Day.  The faculty in attendance noted that while there are various opportunities to do interdisciplinary work on campus, we also face a range of challenges. [...]

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By Chris Fauske
Interim Dean, School of Arts and Sciences
There is much to think about at Salem State these days as we settle in to working with our new provost, Kristin Esterberg, begin looking forward to the highlight of the academic year (our annual commencement exercises), and do our best to further the cause of learning [...]

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