On Campus, Failure Is on the Syllabus

Dave_Berry
Sat, 24 Jun 2017 18:51:40 +0000

“A Smith College initiative called “Failing Well” is one of a crop of university programs that aim to help high achievers cope with basic setbacks. … Last year, during fall orientation at Smith College, and then again recently at final-exam time, students who wandered into the campus hub were faced with an unfamiliar situation: the worst failures of their peers projected onto a large screen.” …