I admit I’ve never heard of a college allowing this policy before, but that may be my own ignorance. Is it common at other colleges?
Harvard may be partly to blame for encouraging student absences, with a policy that allows students to enroll in two classes that meet at the same time. Dr. Laibson tells his students that in-person learning is better than learning by video. But he also defends the double-scheduling practice because so many classes at Harvard meet at overlapping times.