Opinion

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

By Dean Dad

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

By G. Rendell

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).

By Dean Dad

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

By Oronte

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

By Oronte

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

By Oronte

Here's a pre-recorded version of the nonfiction reading I did today at AWP. Parts of it have appeared in different...

By Oronte

Economic turmoil, change in Washington and demographic shifts make this an ideal time to rethink the way colleges recruit and admit students, write Jerome A. Lucido and Morton Owen Schapiro.

By Jerome A. Lucido