Opinion

February was somehow a month of deadlines for me. There was a short commissioned piece to write, a column, an...

In their honest desire to satisfy the current demand for “accountability” in higher education, many academics have begun to worship...

A regular correspondent writes: What, exactly, are CC faculty supposed to do that substantially distinguishes them from high school teachers...

I like to buy my wife flowers when it's cold out. Not on Valentine's Day -- I'm too cheap to...

What, exactly, are CC faculty supposed to do that substantially distinguishes them from high school teachers? I don't mean this in a derogatory manner, I was a high school teacher and found the job incredibly fulfilling. Similarly, I was a full-time CC instructor on the tenure-track. In order to be approved for tenure I was expected to teach classes (actually semester hours) to a reasonable standard of competency. I was also expected to take part in the organizational structure of the college by serving on committees. It was expected that I keep current in the methods of pedagogy in my field and demonstrate that I was attempting to improve my instruction (note that this is pre-tenure).

The AWP is wrapping up today, and we’ll be jumping on a train later tonight, but I wanted to get...

My colleague Rory did an astonishingly competent job yesterday serving as moderator for the tribute to William Gass, sponsored by...

There was a small incident ten minutes into today’s AWP panel “Shameless Promotion: Get the Book to the Readers.” It...