Faculty Senate met on Feb. 11 at the University of Idaho. They addressed the discontinuation of the ISEM program and issues with the University Pathway Program. Big-ticket items: ISEM Program […]
A new ISEM 101 course aims to challenge how students think about general education courses by opening students’ eyes to the wider world early in their University of […]
Integrated seminar (ISEM) courses are staying for another year, as the University of Idaho assigns a task force staffed by faculty, staff and students to revise the current state of […]
The University of Idaho’s general education forum Friday stirred passions, and aroused differing opinions about the university’s Integrated Seminar (ISEM) classes. Cher Hendricks, the vice provost of academic initiatives at […]
The University of Idaho will host a general education forum Friday in the Idaho Commons Clearwater/Whitewater rooms to discuss multiple challenges facing the university. According to an email sent earlier […]
Cognitive dissonance is a term this year’s University of Idaho Common Read keynote speaker, Carol Tavris, spent her life writing about.
General education is at the heart of the undergraduate experience at the University of Idaho. It brings together almost all students, regardless of major, regularly during their time on campus, […]
General Education director Kenton Bird said the University of Idaho faces a challenge with their ISEM courses. The Integrated Seminar courses, intended to serve as capstone courses, are required in […]
During college, most students have to sit through some pointless classes unrelated to their majors. It is just a part of the college experience to fill general education credits that […]
Sitting awkwardly in the front row of the classroom, my stomach turned on end. The room was packed, and I had no idea who was sitting next to me or […]