Sink or swim: the course that became a freshman lifesaver

23/08/2022 7 min Episodio 50
Sink or swim: the course that became a freshman lifesaver

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Fifty years ago, it wasn't uncommon to hear professors give the 'look to your left, look to your right — one of you will have failed by the end of the semester' speech. But exactly 50 years ago, Carolina tried something different: a course designed to help freshmen feel like they belonged along with the academic tools they needed to succeed. It was called University 101, and it became model for hundreds of colleges across the country.