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They discuss some of the consequences of grade inflation, like decreased student effort & costs to high-achieving students, & changes universities can make to curb grade inflation, like listing course avgs on transcripts & rewarding teachers for high standards
See: www.chronicle.com/article/the-...
See: www.chronicle.com/article/the-...
Opinion | The Great Campus Charade
Students are learning less, studying less, and skipping class more — yet their grades go up and up.
www.chronicle.com
December 1, 2025 at 5:42 PM
They discuss some of the consequences of grade inflation, like decreased student effort & costs to high-achieving students, & changes universities can make to curb grade inflation, like listing course avgs on transcripts & rewarding teachers for high standards
See: www.chronicle.com/article/the-...
See: www.chronicle.com/article/the-...
Dr. Ziebarth offered valuable insights connecting past economic crises to modern-day challenges like the Great Recession & the COVID-19 pandemic.
Attendees also had the opportunity to ask questions, deepen their understanding of the historical event, & connect with one another.
Attendees also had the opportunity to ask questions, deepen their understanding of the historical event, & connect with one another.
November 19, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Dr. Ziebarth offered valuable insights connecting past economic crises to modern-day challenges like the Great Recession & the COVID-19 pandemic.
Attendees also had the opportunity to ask questions, deepen their understanding of the historical event, & connect with one another.
Attendees also had the opportunity to ask questions, deepen their understanding of the historical event, & connect with one another.
He illustrated how devastating the economic collapse was for households, labor markets, and the banking system, and demonstrated how differences in policy between two demographically similar regions can produce wide variations in economic outcomes.
November 19, 2025 at 9:39 PM
He illustrated how devastating the economic collapse was for households, labor markets, and the banking system, and demonstrated how differences in policy between two demographically similar regions can produce wide variations in economic outcomes.
The Steinburgs gifted $1 mil to a graduate fund in Kuhlman's honor, as a tribute & message:
"The impact of a class or a professor often isn’t recognized until years later. In my case, the combination of course content and the professor’s influence made a lasting difference in my professional life."
"The impact of a class or a professor often isn’t recognized until years later. In my case, the combination of course content and the professor’s influence made a lasting difference in my professional life."
September 19, 2025 at 4:54 PM
The Steinburgs gifted $1 mil to a graduate fund in Kuhlman's honor, as a tribute & message:
"The impact of a class or a professor often isn’t recognized until years later. In my case, the combination of course content and the professor’s influence made a lasting difference in my professional life."
"The impact of a class or a professor often isn’t recognized until years later. In my case, the combination of course content and the professor’s influence made a lasting difference in my professional life."
Parsons is Kemper Fellowship winner whose award-winning teaching of Economics 1014 is mission critical to the Department. His service as the Director of Undergraduate Studies has become a keystone of department administration. Parsons is a Mizzou alumni who joined the Department Faculty in 2014.
September 17, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Parsons is Kemper Fellowship winner whose award-winning teaching of Economics 1014 is mission critical to the Department. His service as the Director of Undergraduate Studies has become a keystone of department administration. Parsons is a Mizzou alumni who joined the Department Faculty in 2014.
Kaplan joined the dept in 2013 as an econometrician. His research is in top field journals & his role as the Dir. of Doctoral Studies has been a key to the success of the program over recent years. Kaplan has advised several PhD students, now at large banks & in tenure-track jobs in China & the U.S.
September 17, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Kaplan joined the dept in 2013 as an econometrician. His research is in top field journals & his role as the Dir. of Doctoral Studies has been a key to the success of the program over recent years. Kaplan has advised several PhD students, now at large banks & in tenure-track jobs in China & the U.S.
Asked about the importance of receiving the award, Zhang said: “I feel honored and grateful to receive the RSF dissertation grant. It has boosted my motivation for my dissertation research.”
She is one of the impressive awardees in 2025, see here: russellsage.org/news/fourth-...
Bravo!
She is one of the impressive awardees in 2025, see here: russellsage.org/news/fourth-...
Bravo!
Fourth Annual Dissertation Research Grants Awarded | Russell Sage Foundation
russellsage.org
September 17, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Asked about the importance of receiving the award, Zhang said: “I feel honored and grateful to receive the RSF dissertation grant. It has boosted my motivation for my dissertation research.”
She is one of the impressive awardees in 2025, see here: russellsage.org/news/fourth-...
Bravo!
She is one of the impressive awardees in 2025, see here: russellsage.org/news/fourth-...
Bravo!
When asked to describe his SREP summer experience, Sawyer replied that the program “introduced me to new research approaches, challenged me to problem-solve, and allowed me to make progress on work with real-world impact.”
He plans to present the findings during Show Me Research Week in the spring.
He plans to present the findings during Show Me Research Week in the spring.
September 4, 2025 at 1:14 AM
When asked to describe his SREP summer experience, Sawyer replied that the program “introduced me to new research approaches, challenged me to problem-solve, and allowed me to make progress on work with real-world impact.”
He plans to present the findings during Show Me Research Week in the spring.
He plans to present the findings during Show Me Research Week in the spring.
Over the summer, Sawyer worked with Dr. Koedel studying the financial and labor-market impacts of the California teacher pension plan.
The extension period allows Sawyer to continue that work and start studying the source(s) of teacher-reported increases in classroom disruptions in K-12.
The extension period allows Sawyer to continue that work and start studying the source(s) of teacher-reported increases in classroom disruptions in K-12.
September 4, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Over the summer, Sawyer worked with Dr. Koedel studying the financial and labor-market impacts of the California teacher pension plan.
The extension period allows Sawyer to continue that work and start studying the source(s) of teacher-reported increases in classroom disruptions in K-12.
The extension period allows Sawyer to continue that work and start studying the source(s) of teacher-reported increases in classroom disruptions in K-12.
Parsons will be hosted by Ghent University in Belgium, developing a joint PhD program in Economics and expanding the student exchange program. He will create course bundles at Ghent that will appeal to Mizzou students and restart the Truman School’s short-term study abroad program to Belgium.
August 13, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Parsons will be hosted by Ghent University in Belgium, developing a joint PhD program in Economics and expanding the student exchange program. He will create course bundles at Ghent that will appeal to Mizzou students and restart the Truman School’s short-term study abroad program to Belgium.