André Costopoulos is the vice-provost and dean of students at the University of Alberta. Previously he served as dean of students at McGill University.
André Costopoulos is the vice-provost and dean of students at the University of Alberta. Previously he served as dean of students at McGill University.
There’s no need to create a teaching schedule for the fall. Students have been telling us how to create a learning environment that makes sense. We should listen to them.
Your role is to create the conditions in which others can become autonomous, and to guide them toward that autonomy.
A student affairs officer shares his advice on how to assess and safely de-escalate a disturbing situation.
We have an assessment system that is designed for our convenience as instructors and administrators, rather than for the learning needs of our students.
We do them no favours if we help them stay in university when they are not functioning as students because of a mental health crisis.
Shouting down controversial speakers and obstructing campus events are not new phenomena, and there are ways to handle it appropriately.
