http://www.insidehighered.com/sites/default/server_files/styles/large/public/CRW.jpgBy Lee Skallerup Bessette. I’ve recently started writing an “Ask a Professor” column for the Metro news publications. My first piece was giving advice to undergraduate students on what to do (and, perhaps more importantly, what not to do) when they miss class.  While it seemed to strike a cord with most of the professors and instructors in my social media circles when I shared it, one piece of advice rankled some. Read more...