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“Can I take my final early? I bought plane tickets!”

Posted by Ellen Bremen on Apr 24, 2012 in Communicating with Professors, General | 9 comments

(And we’re off to the races, everyone! Some of you are moving into end of the term. Here in the Pacific Northwest, we have another month or so before graduation. Regardless, I’d like to talk about a pesky issue that plagues many, many faculty at this time of the year… the scheduled vacation around finals time. And I’m not talking about the faculty’s fantasy trip to the Caribbean!). “I need to take the final early,” Student said. “I bought plane tickets.” My colleague, who teaches at another college, told student, “Put your request in writing and I’ll have to take it to the department.” For the...