Divided over the language of a proposal to limit homework assignments over academic breaks, the Cornell Faculty Senate tabled the resolution at their meeting on Wednesday.
The Faculty Senate decided to send the resolution back to the Educational Policy Committee for further clarification by a vote of 30 to 19.
The EPC proposed the resolution in response to a need for an “academic environment that encourages mental health.”
However, some faculty said assignments over breaks are unrelated to mental health issues at Cornell.
“The stress on students is coming from a lot of other places than reading a short story or a novel over break. If we want to solve student stress problems, we should deal with them head on,” Prof. Eric Cheyfitz, English, said.
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