At midterm each semester, all faculty members receive a request to comment, via this form, on the academic performance of their students. These evaluations from faculty not only help advisers in their monitoring of a student's academic performance and progress, but also assist them in their efforts to provide the appropriate support and resources to the student. Information that you submit through the Early Academic Report system will be sent directly to the student's class dean, who will reach out to the student and then contact you with any relevant information. We recommend that you submit this form as early as possible, ideally by midterm. However, reports may be submitted at any point during the semester. EAR reports are an important way for faculty to alert the Deans’ Office to students who may be struggling. We will be in touch with the student to offer resources and support.
Individual instructors are often the first to notice that a student's academic performance in a particular class is unsatisfactory and may be indicative of overall academic difficulty and/or other personal difficulties. Indicators of difficulty may include unsatisfactory grades; poor or inconsistent work; poor or erratic attendance; inattentiveness, agitation; change in behavior, attitude, or appearance; inappropriate and/or inconsistent behavior, etc. In such cases, we strongly urge instructors to alert the student's class dean immediately with your concern for the student so that they can connect the student with the appropriate resources for assistance. You may submit an EAR report below and note that your concern for the student is non-academic (or both personal and academic), which will alert the class dean and the Dean’s Evaluation Committee, which meets weekly during the semester to review reports and connect students with appropriate resources for assistance. Please note that the class deans and Dean’s Evaluation Committee use our best professional judgment when sharing report details with students. Alternatively, please contact Holly Tedder, Dean for Academic Planning & Class Advising, at
htedder@barnard.edu.