Responding to Professor Rating Websites: An Adviser's Approach

Authors

  • Adam Duberstein

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26209/mj1261427

Keywords:

advising, academic advising, adviser, advisor

Abstract

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Author Biography

Adam Duberstein

Adam Duberstein is an academic adviser at Ohio Dominican University. He can be reached at dubersta@ohiodominican.edu.

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Vol. 12 (2010): The Mentor: An Academic Advising Journal

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