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In college, it's who you know

Instructors take pains to learn students' faces

David L. Ryan/Globe StaffBeverly Jaeger, a Northeastern University professor, will study the snapshots she took this week of her engineering design class, including student James King, each with their name written out, to help her create a more personal atmosphere. David L. Ryan/Globe StaffBeverly Jaeger, a Northeastern University professor, will study the snapshots she took this week of her engineering design class, including student James King, each with their name written out, to help her create a more personal atmosphere. (David L. Ryan/Globe Staff)
By Peter Schworm
Globe Staff / September 12, 2008

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All summer, Glenn Caffery studied the faces of strangers, searching for the quirky feature or expression that would sear their images in his brain. Slowly, he matched names to faces. Last week came the teacher's final exam: greeting more than 100 UMass Amherst students by name on the first day of class. (Full article: 982 words)

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