Why College Websites Need to Be Updated

The blogosophere was abuzz Monday with a post at a blog at the University of Pennsylvania about how some political science students were sitting in class for 15 minutes before receiving an e-mail telling them that the course had been canceled over the summer because the professor, Henry Teune, had died. The incident may be a good illustration of the value of updating Web pages. The political science department's home page prominently features a notice about a memorial service for Teune. But he remains on the faculty list, and the course list for the fall lists him for two courses. He died in April.