Students are required to attend all course meetings. Attendance will be taken.

While I encourage students to take as much advantage as possible of Middlebury’s extracurricular activities, seminar participants are reminded that they are here as students first and athletes, activists, artists, &c., second. Those who are considering missing a seminar meeting are encouraged to consult with me about suitable makeup work before they do so. Those who fall victim to debilitating illness must contact me as soon as they are able to arrange suitable substitute work. I believe strongly in the power of discussion as a pedagogical vehicle; and students should know that I think a considerable amount of independent work would be required to compensate for missed discussions.