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It's true. It matters when professors know their students' names

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imageWhat will make students have faith in their professors?Jeremy Wilburn, CC BY-NC-ND

The new academic year is off to a start, and thousands of students have entered college for the first time.

I’ve been teaching college students for a long time, but this year, two developments have led me to think hard about my role as a...

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