Doing Students a Disservice? An Ethical Note on Advising Liberal Arts Majors

Authors

  • William Smith III Indiana University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26209/mj1461306

Keywords:

advising, disservice, ethical, liberal arts, majors, students

Abstract

No Abstract Provided.

Author Biography

William Smith III, Indiana University

William E. Smith III, Ph.D., is an academic adviser at Indiana University, Bloomington, in Bloomington, IN. He can be reached at wsmithii@Indiana.edu.

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