There may be many obstacles to faculty and student affairs collaborating on assessment, but they can be surmounted. Indeed, on campuses across the country, educators are finding strategies for breaking down some of the cultural, bureaucratic, and leadership barriers that have long stood in the way of faculty and student affairs working together to find out what students are learning.
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