(The Daily Deac is on vacation and will return Tuesday, June 21. The following covers a frequently discussed topic.) For those upperclassmen parent Daily Deacers, this is a repost, but one I hope is worthy of it. Particularly for parents of first-year students and sophomores, […]
(The Daily Deac is on vacation and will return Tuesday, June 21.) As we continue our look into frequently asked questions, today we’ll deal with student privacy rights. Academic privacy – colleges are bound to uphold FERPA (the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act), which […]
(The Daily Deac is on vacation and will return Tuesday, June 21. The following covers a frequently discussed topic.) Today we pick up our conversation about study abroad, this time to discuss timing. When should my student go abroad? Conventional wisdom has been that the […]
Today’s frequently asked question is about study abroad. There is a wonderful Center for Global Progams and Studies website, which allows students to search potential abroad options. Deacs thinking about an abroad experience should go through this website in detail. I want to […]
I’m going to be totally off the grid for a week and thought I would pre-post some Daily Deacs that cover some of the questions we frequently get, or topics we wish families (and their students) knew. Today’s topic is academic advisers. When new freshmen […]
