Week in Review: July 19, 2019

What’s new this week:

The Mastery Transcript Consortium has been developing a gradeless transcript for college admissions that will get its first test run this fall; read more about MTC’s innovative approach to high school grades in this article in The 74 Million.

This week on Academic Minute, Oxford College of Emory University Professor Patti Owen-Smith discusses contemplative practice in the classroom and how more time for thought can help students. The segment also ran on Inside Higher Ed.

What’s next on our calendars:

Teresa will co-lead an Academic Impressions workshop on Developing Presidential Voice: Strategies and Best Practices on September 26-27 in New Orleans.

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