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— PROLOGUE FAMILYPRACTICE happyfamiliesarealike;eachunhappyfamilyis pacifism,innocentandsexualized,two-parentedandmany- “A-unhappyinitsownway.”SopreachedTolstoyin parented,thesourceofallchildrenandthesourceofsome thefirstsentenceofanovelthatcenteredonthe children,aclubthatbestowspermanentmembershipand exertions,joys,anddisastersattendantonfamilyl—ife.And onethatbegrudgestemporaryrefuge.Introducingarecent wt3hh5ai,tl0ef0i0rtsthoefontreheeimsmas—ipnewicnotgauclusdleansrteleyenmwcretosonngian,ilaAtnnhdneaesvuiKbdajeerncectnei,pnraaestttyhaowbeuolgulht, iMosinssustehoeoufrfiha—imsiLleyep—woinsfyrLmoaomupsahnaqcmuiaewrnrtteorEtlgeyyhtpehtacttohoufrlfodeurngeohdtc8foi5nnvdtieaem“wpmpooorriaanrlty”s it’sneeded,thatnovelistsseekingamemorableopeningline or“generalrule”thattiedthosestoriesandillustrations shouldgolyrical(“CallmeIshmael”“Stately,plumpBuck together,butrather“proofsanddemonstrations...attesting Mulliganetc.”)andnotveeracrossthedoubleyellowinto tothemultitudeofreflectionsinthemirrorofhumantrag- oncomingsociologicese. edy.”Infact,there’sonlyoneviewofthefamilythatseems Forit’shappyfamilies(orevenpart-happyones,suchas tohaveheldtrueoverthecenturies.Likeorganizedreligion theBennetsofFlertfordshire)whostanddistinctive,—each andadolescents,it’salwayssaidtobeincrisis. haaplllemaasrukrseotfoaneynchoouunsteerthbate’csaguostealosvheotaantdhacpopnisnteasnsc—ysetthea THENOVELISTMARILYNNEROBINSON,WHOSEVIEW foundationalthemeuponwhichmothers,fathers,brothers, oftheworldisascapaciousasLapham’sissevere(though sisters,visitinguncles,andlive-ingrandmascanstringlimit- botharewisewriters),madeamemorableattempttodefine lessvariations—joyful,ironic,heartbreaking,murderous familyinanessaypublishedin1998inacollectioncalled adivertingmusicagainstthestormofonekindoranother TheDeathofAdam.Concedingthat“family,”likealotof that’salwayspoundingthecottageroof. otherhumannotions,isresistanttodefinition,Robinson tivUennehsaspapnydfiammaigliiensa,tiboyn—coontfrhaostp,e,arienianwcoapradb—lebouftilinvveeni-n wareentthoonsetotopwosairtd(winhhoermcoanpeacifeoeulsswlaoyya)lttyhaatn“donoeb’lsigfaatmiioln,y servitudetothestorm,asanyonewhohasbeenpartofsuch and/orfromwhomonederivesidentity,and/orwithwhom afamilyorwitnesstoit(orministertoit)willappreciate. oneshareshabits,taste,stories,customs,memories.” FlowTolstoygotitsowrong,Idon’tknow.Certainlyhe Ofcourse,whileropinginfamilies“ofcircumstance knewsomethingabouthappyfamilies(heseemstohave andaffinity,”Robinsonseemstoofferprettyshortshriftto beenraisedinone)andofthetrialsenduredbyunhappy biology.Butintheverynextparagraphsheproposesthat families,suchasthelargeclanheproducedandabused. the“charmandgenius”ofthebiologicalfamilyliesinthe Ssaoyphearphpaypswihtewraeshaetsyapiedsetutnehr’asppeyrroarn;dthvaitcehevemrseaa—ntantdo rrealnadtiovmenseasrseitnruhleyretnhtruisntituspaornraunsgeamsegnitf,tsinantdhabtuorudrenbslowoed noonecaughtituntilearlyreviewsofboundgalleysout neveraskedfor,andifwewerepressedtodeterminewhich ofSt.Petersburghadpronouncedtheopeningstatement brothersandsisterswewouldchooseasfriendsfromamenu “Tolstoyan”andthenovelbrilliant,andthatwasitasfaras ofthemenandwomenweknow(andtobecruellyfair, thepublisherswereconcerned.“Thereadersthinkyou’rea whichofthosebrothersandsisterswouldchooseus),we’d genius,LevNikolaevich.Justrelaxandcashthechecks.No likelydeclinetorespond.Butthen,likethefineCalvinist oneremembersopeninglinesforlonganyway.” sheis,Robinsonplucksawisdomlessonfromthesedismal IndefenseofTolstoyitneedsbesaidthathe’sfarfrom contemplations,notingthatthisveryambiguity“impliesthat beingtheonlyamateur(orprofessional)socialscientist helpandkindnessandloyaltyareowedwheretheyareper- who’sfailedineffortstotaxonomizefamily,anentitythat hapsbynomeansmerited,”andthatwithinfamiliesweare overhistoryhasexpanded,contracted,castout,broughtin, liberatedfromthenarrowpracticeofjudgingthevalidityof beenbusinessandlovenest,fixedandnomadic,treaty-and “others’claimsonus”againsttheclaimswehavehistorically blood-defined,villagewideandtownhousenarrow,male- madeontheothersnowdoingtheclaiming. centeredandmatriarch-driven(sometimesatthesametime), StevePemberton’sstoryoffamilyambiguitiesbeginson factoryandlocusofconsumption,war-makerandheartof page24. BENBIRNBAUM — Contents BOSTONCOLLEGEMAGAZINE VOL.72NO.2 SPRING2012 2 Letters 50 Class Notes 4 Linden Lane 80 Inquiring Performanceclass Minds themusical•CSOM bringsclaritytostudents' Whathappenswhen courseevaluations•Holy aproblematicprayeris makeover!•OscarWao's censored? creatorvisitstotalk abouttheunseenwork 81 Works From“Clubland,"pg.34 oftellingstoriesthat matter•Hopkintonto & Days FEATURES Bostonin18weeks •Fromthelaboratories ActorBrycePinkham'05 46 021 14 INTHEBEGINNING Notes SPECIALREPORT:INSIDETHE150TH ANNIVERSARYCELEBRATION Thecontraceptivemandate Acollegeisbom•Engagementcalendar •peUrnsodnearlgrsatdocuka,tetshetJaekseuit •Identification,please•Snapshot: way April2,2012•The100threvisited 24MARIAN'SCHILDREN Whenhewas24,theauthorfound hisfamily ByStevePemberton’89 34CLUBLAND Studentpursuitsyoumayormaynot knowabout (0) GETTHEFULLSTORY,ATBCMONLINE: PhotographsbyCaitlinCunningham _EoQ Vvainidseewwoer“aiHbnooguwtstdtuodweownteusn'wdrqeiurteegs,r"taidaounavstide(epomg.eom1fb0J)eurn•soWtoafDtictahhzea 3 CampusSchoolmarathonteam(pg.11)•Get "D detailsontheUniversity'splansforcelebratingits OCD 150thanniversary—learnsomeBostonCollege _Q history—andtestyourselfagainststudentstakinga £ v“IisdeRoelqiugiizou(spgL.ib2e3r)ty•UVnideewrtThherepaatneilnAdmisecruiscsai?on", £ (pg.46) •reader'slist:Booksbyalumni,faculty, onthecover:StevePembertonatageseven. £ andstaff•headliners:Alumniinthenews PhotographbyGaryWayneGilbert.Originalimage courtesyoftheauthor BOSTON COLLEGE LETTERS MAGAZINE VOLUME72NUMBER2 SPRING2012 EDITOR BenBirnbaum DEPUTYEDITOR AnnaMarieMurphy TASCREhhTrNoiImDsOtIaRiRsnEEeCDCTIHoOToaROpgRegr CR(WeOi‘nM‘tCMelrUas2Ns0WI1a2Tr)f:YaBrCoeOr”nLbLiynEJEGaamEsetSsBOo’sTtooonlien BsercoshsobtouoltnaoCvnoeelrladegugereioncfgaDmm-p.yusAf,loluIrosfpyomerayrtsetdeoaanchht-ihgeh SENIORDESIGNER 1904andoneof11children,myfather, HeightswereJesuits.ItwastherethatI KeithAke PaulGrattanKirk,graduatedfrom learnedIcouldthink. 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SanFrancisco,California backontrack. BenJimenez,SJ SeanLilly’95 PineRidge,SouthDakota REMEMBERANCES Charlestown,Massachusetts AsmycharismaticprofessorforThe CLASSNOTES HistoryofBoston,BlacksinBostonand IchoreographedmusicalsatBoston Re:“MasterTeachers”byWilliamBole anindependentstudyofBoston’s10th Collegeforfouryears,thelastonebeing (Fall2011):Asaninstructor,DianaPullin CongressionalDistrict,Andrew"Doc” wCaamsealowtonwdietrhfuGlo,redxocnitMinagcoRpaeeniinng1n9i8gh1t.It wleansgienvge.rSihnequipsuisthiveed,mpreobbienygo,nadnwdhcahtalI- Baunndin(o-1n9o3n1s-e2n0s1e2)mebnetcoarm.eHmeyinftrrioendduced TVstationslitthesky,aformalaffair. thoughtwasintellectuallypossible,and metohisheroes(PaulRobeson,W.E.B. Alumniwereinvitedbacktoperform, Iowemuchofmyprofessionalandper- DuBois),interests(straight-aheadjazz), includingmydaughterLisaFichtnerPratt sonalgrowthtoherprodigiouscare. andfriends(hiscolleaguesCarolHurd ’80.ChoreographingGordonMacRae EvelynYoung,PhD.TO Green,AmandaV.Houston,andoth- wasfun;hetoldstoriesofhisgoodfriend LaPalma,California ers),whomIinturnmademyown. BobHopeandhowtheylovedtodance Encouragingmeto“make”and“teach” the“softshoe”together. Thewriterworksinacademicprogram andnotjust“study”Americanhistory, JoAnnLloydFichtnerP’80,’82 developmentattheUniversityofCalifornia, Docproudlyendorsedmyappointmentto Cohasset,Massachusetts LosAngeles. teachEyesonthePrize:U.S.CivilRights HistoryatBostonCollegewhenIwas Irememberhearingthosestoriesrecount- COMMUTER'SLAMENT hardlythroughwithmy—master’sprogram, eHdecdhutr.iAngloonugrwdiirtehcttihnegmcalansyswoithtehrDsrt.oldby Wine"DwaetraeFsilaed”de(Fnaelld2a0n1d1s)utrhpartistehdetcolarsesad kaindd!”h—ecohnemeraendyfionrsmtaences“aGfotergettha’te.m, ourprofessors,theyhavebecomepartofa of2015hasonlythreecommuters.Fifty DerrickEvans’90,MAT’94 sharedhistory. yearsago,theUniversitywasmadeup Gulfport,Mississippi KristaD’Agostino’05 almostentirelyofcommuters.Thosewho Winthrop,Massachusetts didnotcommuterentedroomsinnearby ReBenBirnbaum’sremembranceof homes.NodoubtBostonCollegehas capitalprojectsheadJohnRomeo(Linden “StagePresence,”aslideshowofscenesfrom changedgreatly,andmostlyforthebet- Lane,Fall2011):Johnwasnotanalum- thefirst121productionsperformedonthe ter,buteliminatingcommutersentirely nus,butnoonerepresentedwhatwe RonobBsChMa’msThmeualtteirmemdaiianwsetbasgieteca@nBbCeviewed manodvebsretahkesUtnhievehirsstiotryicfaalrbfornodmsitisthroaodtsto wthoaunldhe.allI’limkesuBroestthoonseCowlhleogweetroebejabmetmteedr (athc.edujstagepresence!) thesurroundingneighborhoods. intoSt.Mary’sChapellastMayforthe Tothosethreemembersoftheclassof MassofHealingwillneverforgetit. 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BostonCollege’ssquash hisretirementhome,positionedhimself andpolicecontactinformationbecamea team(aphraseyou’veneverbeforeseenin about10feetfromhomeplate,grabbedthe iicnnagem.rpm)ufl(seTfdeoahntigus-rdet.eiamTtehhefaasnctuaaltctecyimmdeeednmitcabaleldrreJxoaawmmne--s ytThehiaesr’mEsaanggaaltzeisionnweae)lrwceooamnwpaettrhidetecidlounsboamdtiePvtrihisinicnoengticonanl.tlheids braeanlcdikecvooefrmpaMlfaeortlkedidMneaglrcaihganihcrto-wnhi—atnhdoehnidsopnlieetfctbhho—aunntcdoe. Skehan,SJ,washonoredbytheearth theChaffeeCupafterdefeatingBucknell "Letmethrowyouanotherone,”heinsist- andenvironmentalsciencesdepartment 6-3,whateverthatscoremeansinsquash edtoMelancon,thistimeconnectingona onApril25,his89thbirthday,withthe terms.Inotherentirelyunforeseeable shorterbounce,beforeleavingthefield, uginsvteialnidngaoufthaobruosftsocfietnhteifnioctaenddgpeoopluol-ar isnpgoratjsernseewysn,uWmiblelrieadmH10o0g,atnhrJre.w’3o3u,twtehaer- htheepbuaslhleldo.llinginthebasket—ofBtehneBwiarlnkbearum photograph:LeePellegrini SPRING2012>BCM 5 Theeightmenandeightwomenhad beenselectedfortheclassbytheteach- ersonthebasisofauditions.Daigneault alreadyknewmany,havingdirected11of themintheOctober2011Robshampro- ductionofStephenSondheim’sIntothe Woods.“Sometimes,”hetoldthem,“you’ll begivensomethingthat’sinyoursweet spot—you’regoingtofeelreallystrong. Thenwe’llpurposelygiveyous—omething that’soutofyourcomfortzone ifyou’re abelter,we’llgetyousinginginhead voice.”Soonerorlater,hesaidwitha smile,“everybody’sgottogetupthereand throwthemselvesintothefire.” TWOWEEKSLATER,TOTHEACCOM- panimentofJonesonpiano,Sarah Goldstein,ajunior,andAlexOlivieri,a TheduetofChristineMovius'13andNathanRichardson'13;Jonesatpiano,Daigneaultatcenter senior,werefirstintothefireastheyled offaworkshopsessionontheRobsham mainstagewithascenefrom110inthe Shade(1963).Initthehandsome,self- Into the fire wdiectlhaLriezdzrieaiCnumrarkye,rthBiilrltySitsha,rbsuincgkles,paarnsd juststoodupbyanotherman.“You’renot ByJaneWhitehead foolingme,”spatGoldstein,crossingher armsscornfully.Olivieri,wearingablue Performanceclass—themusical bandannaroundhisneckindeference totheplay’sWesternsetting,leaptupon thetablethatstoodinforawagonand O sangabouttheonetimeinhislifewhen nalateJanuaryafternoon,the beginwith,workfromthepage,notfrom hemadetherainfall(“Youdon’thave 16studentsinAdvancedMusical recordings;keepsheetmusicinathree- tobelieveitifyoudon’twantto”). TheaterPerformance(CT32501)dragged ringbinderwithnoplasticsheetprotec- SophomoreBillyMcEnteeandfresh- chairsandwoodencubestoformarough tors,tomakeiteasyforanaccompanistto manSamanthaGooberfollowed,playing circleonRobshamTheater’smainstage. turnpages;asktherightquestions. teenagersinaninterpretationof“What Settled,theyturnedexpectantlytoward “Asactors,you’reoftenarchaeolo- CouldBeBetter?”fromBahy(1983). theclass’steacherPaulDaigneault’87and gists,”Daigneaulttoldthesevenseniors, ThenjuniorsChristineMoviusand hisco-instructorStevenTaddJones,who fourjuniors,foursophomores,andlone KoreyMclsaacactedmiddle-agedtothe satamongthem. fresh—man.Theywouldbeworkingin wistfulmelody“OurChildren,”from Jonesisamusicarrangerandvocal pairs teasingcharactersandarounded Ragtime(1996). coachonthetheaterfacultyatBoston sceneoutofscriptsandscoresfrom “Howdidyouguysfeel?”Daigneault Conservatory.Daigneaultisthecreator the1940stothepresent,assignedby askedtheperformersaftereachscene. andartisticdirectorofBoston’sSpeakEasy DaigneaultandJones.Bytheendofthe MostagreedwithGoldstein,who S1t9a9g2e,CaonmdptahenyU,niwvehriscihtyh’esf2o0u1n1d-e1d2in fseomremsetdert,hereveersycesnteusd—entalwlidlulehtasv—eipneri-ndi- aDadimgintetaeudlsthteuwransed“tnoertvhoeuso,nlsohoakkeirnsg,.”and MonanProfessorinTheaterArts.Wear- vidualcoachingsessionswithDaigneault asked:“Whatwasworking?Whatwould ingjeansandabluecheckedshirt,he andJones,inaclassworkshopforpeer youliketoseemoreof?” addressedtheclasswithprofessorialpre- feedback,andthenforagrade. “I’dliketoseemoreconvictioninthe cision.Musicaltheater,hesaid,requires Andeachwillhavehadagoatdrama, storytelling,”saidonestudent.Daigneault actorsto“sing,chewgum,anddanceall comedy,andtheoeuvreofRodgersand suggestedwaystoinjectthat,frommaking atthesametime,”andsoheandJones Hammerstein.“Wehopethiscoursewill gesturesmorepreciseandintentionalto wouldprovidethoroughprintednoteson helpyoufigureoutwhoyouareasanart- “usingthetextasaweapon,”forexample, howthestudentsshouldprepareforthe ist,”Daigneaultsaid,ashelookedaround inStarbuck’spatronizingput-downof scenestheywouldbeaskedtoperform.To thecircle. Lizzieas“Lizziegirl.”Fromthepianoat 6 BCM SPRING2012 photograph:LeePellegrini lsetanggeeriinghmtu,siJcoanlessinsomtaekditnhgatwthhaet’gsreoantcthhael- Report cards page“feelandsoundorganic.”Hetoldthe actors,"Thinkofyourselfaspartofthe ByWilliamBole orchestra,”—andhepointedouttechnical wsepaokkneenspsaesssageasf,etwhelaoteddenmtirsasnecdesreisnt,thaend CSOMbringsclaritytostudents'courseevaluations somescoopinguptohighnotes.“Workto hitthenoteexactly,”hesaid,“andifyou A doscoop,makeitachoice.” fewyearsago,SamuelGraves, In2010,Gravesbegandiscussing chairmanoftheoperationsman- thisdatagapwithCSOM’sdean,Andy ONTHEAFTERNOONOFMONDAY, agementdepartmentintheCarrollSchool Boynton,andresearchstatistician,Steven February27,theclasswarmedupasa ofManagement(CSOM),wasworking Tacey,whoassistsfacultywithdataanaly- group.Alleightpairswouldbepresenting hiswaythroughthereportsonstudent sis.TheresultisthattodayeachCSOM finaltreatmentsoftheirdramaticscenes, courseevaluationsthattheUniversitytal- departmentchairreceivesasinglepageon backtoback,forgrading.Thestudents lieseachsemester.Thestudentsdeliver whichtheanswerstothequestionsGraves walkedinaloosecirclearoundtheBonn theirassessmentsonline,answering14 raisedaregraphicallyillustrated. StudioTheater,aclassicblackboxspace, questionstowhichtheyapplyascaleof1 Thenewreportplotsresponses withJonesatthepianoaccompanying to5.Inadditiontorankinganinstructor underfourheadings:“Teacher”(thegen- theirlip-trills,yelps,andarpeggios.Some “overallasateacher,”theyratetheextent eralstudentratingfortheinstructor), werealreadyincostumeorwearing towhichheorshe“stimulatedinterestin “Workload”(howdemandingtheclassis), clothesappropriatetotheircharacters. thesubjectmatter,”“treatedstudentswith and“Overall”(whichrelatesspecifically (“Don’tcomeintoplayJohnAdamsin respect,”andwas“availableforhelpout- tothecourseandtakesintoaccountthe 1776wearingskinnyjeans,”Daigneault sidetheclass,”amongotherpoints.Graves commentfrequentlyheardfromstudents hadwarnedinanearliersession.) rememberslookingatthe3.1overall that"Ithinktheprofessordidagreatjob ObservingthisclasswasScott ratinggiventoaninstructorinhisdepart- withareallyboringcourse,”asGraves Cummings,theaterdepartmentchair. mentandwondering,“Whatdoesthat relates).Italsorecordstheaveragefinal “WerelyonPaulandtheothervisiting mean?Isitgoodorbad?”Hewantedto gradegivenbythatinstructorforeach professionalstobringaprofessional knowhowthisteachercomparedwithoth- section(“Grade”).Includedareratingsfor standardtotheworkthey’retryingtoget ersofferingsectionsofthesamecourse, themostrecentsemesterandforthepre- outofthestudents,”hesaid.Thefact andwhethertheratingwasbetterorworse viousfiveyears,alongwiththeresultsfor thatDaigneaultisanalumnusisabonus: thantheprofessorhadreceivedinprevi- otherprofessorsteachingthesamecourse. "Allthefacultyandstaffareexcitedto ousyears.Noneofthatinformationwas Individualfacultyscoresarealsoplotted showthestudentswhat’spossiblewith evidentinthenumbersbeforehim. againstdepartmentandCSOMaverages. 20yearsofhardwork.” StartingwithanumberfromGypsy (1959)andendingwithGoldsteinand Olivieri’sencounterfrom110inthe rSehnaddiet,iotnhse.sTthudeenlattserdepleirvfeorredmeernsgahgaidntgo contendwiththedistractionofdrillingin thetheater’supstairslightingbox."Ijust sanglouder,”saidGoldstein,laughing. Daigneaultwasenthusiastic,applauding andcongratulatingtheactorson"lotsof improvementsandadjustments.”Right fromtheauditions,hesaidlater,hehad beenconfidentofthestudents’“flair, focus,andstyle.”Nowhepraised“their levelofpreparationandtheirknowledge ofthebigpicture.” Hewaskeentomoveontothenext challenge:musicalcomedy.“I’mhaving fun,”hesaid. JaneWhiteheadisaBoston-basedwriter. TeachingReportforfacultymemberJohnDoe photograph:GaryWayneGilbert SPRING2012 BCM 7 Thefirstcropofthese“Teaching aconversation.”Acoverlettercircu- junior,non-tenuredteachers.But,sheadds, Reports,”asthey’recalled,becameavail- latedwiththeinauguralreportsin2011 “It’simportanttoknowwhatstudentsare ableinlateAugust2011(containingdata acknowledgedthatthemeasuresdonot thinking.They’reourcustomers.” fromspringtermevaluations).Theresults factorinthequalitativecommentsinclud- SinceApril2011,CSOMprofessors arecurrentlysenttothedepartmentchair, edwiththestudents’evaluations. havealsoreceivedastatisticalrendering individualfacultymembers,andthedean. SomeCSOMfacultyremaincon- oftheirresearchaccomplishments.In TheUniversityhasbeencollectingthe cerned.JeffreyPontiff,theJamesF. aneffortledbyPontiff,theschoolhas rawinformationsincetheearly1980s. ClearyChairinFinance,saystheratings producedreportsthatpivotmostlyon ButthegraphicrenderingoftheTeaching aresubjecttothetraditionalweaknesses howmuchaprofessorpublishesandthe rReeaplolyrthsav“egibveefsocrlearuintlye.s.s.ytohautpyloouttdeiddnt’hte ionfcsltuuddienngttchoaturssteudeevnatlsua“tciaonn’stogebnseerravlely, ““iImmppaacctt””aisnmde“aisnufrlueednclea”rgoeflythbaythwoorwk.often datacomparisonsyourself,"saysJudithR. howknowledgeable”aprofessoris.He scholarscitetheresearch.“Influence” Gordon,whochairsthemanagement notedthattheTeachingReportsshow relatestotheprominenceofthejournals andorganizationdepartment.“It’saway finalgradesgiventostudents,butnotthe inwhichtheoriginalarticleappears:For tomotivate[afacultymember]tobecome gradestheyexpectedwhenfillingoutthe example,anarticlebyasingleauthor abetterteacher,”shesays,notingthat forms,whichispreciselywhatcouldtilt printedinHarvardBusinessReviewreceives ifyou’reaprofessorattheCarrollSchool anevaluation.Areviewoftheliterature, an“articleinfluencescore”of1.203,while youwanttoexceedtheaverageassess- publishedin2011intheonlineacademic thescoreforsuchanarticleinInformation ments.“Asachair,Iwantmy[depart- journalCreateChange,foundthatthe andManagementis0.933.Theschoolplans ment’s]averagetobebetterthanthe expectationofagoodgradetypicallyhas toupdateitsresearchevaluationsannually. school’saverage,”shesays,“andthedean onlyamodestupliftingeffectonanevalu- Someprofessors,Pontiffsays,have wantstoraisealloftheaverages.” ation.Gravessayshisteamhasnotyet arguedthatthebestwaytoevaluate DeanBoyntonsayshehasalwayssent beenabletoproveordisprovesuchacor- researchisnottoshowcasenumbersbut lettersofthanksandencouragementto relationattheCarrollSchool. toaskaspecialistinthefieldtoassessits professorswhoperformwellincourse Gordonnotesthatcourseevaluations qualityandinfluence.Heagreesuptoa evaluations.Hehasalsocalledupdepart- are“justonemeasure”oftheinstruction pointbutaddsthathardnumbersappear mentchairsaftergleaningaproblem atCSOM;another,shesaid,isin-class togivescholars“moreofanincentiveto regardingoneormoreoftheirfaculty. observationbyseniorfaculty,especiallyof stayproductive.” WiththeadventoftheTeachingReport, Boyntonsays,"thedepartmentchairscall meandsay,‘You’renotgoingtolikewhat yousee.’”Headds,“Behaviorschange Iceisnice because[thereports]areavailable.” Formally,theTeachingReportswillbe Celebratingitsthirdnationaltitleinfiveseasons,themen'sicehockeyteam, umsoetdioinndaetlCibSeOraMt,ionasswoevlelratseniunraennaunadlppreor-- cPaorakcehredMiblyneJrer'r1y3,Yofrokr,wawradsBfreoteodksatDyOr'oNfefil'l13P,laaznadofnorAwprairld1D0e.stFrryomStlreafitgahrte'g15o.alie formancereviews.BostonCollege’svice provostforfaculties,PatriciaDeLeeuw, saystheUniversityisconsideringfurnish- ingallprofessorswith“easy-to-follow” datapointslikethoseprovidedinthe CSOMreport;shecitedinparticularcom- parisonsamonginstructorsofthesame courseashelpfulingivingprofessors“a clearpictureofhowthey’redoing”inthe eyesoftheirstudents. HOWAREFACULTYTAKINGTOTHE newreport?“Myimpressionisthatthere wassomeanxietyaboutitatthebegin- ning,somediscomfort,”saysGraves. Facultyaskedquestionslike:“Isthisall you’regoingtolookat?Isn’ttheresome stuffthatyouwon’t[beableto]quantify?” Boynton’sresponsehasalwaysbeenthat TeachingReportsareintendedto“begin 8 BCM SPRING2012 photograph:LeePellegrini