Discusses the transition from teaching in a college to working in business. Points out similarities and differences between the work of academe and the business world. (EL)

Two discussions explore the issue of part-time and temporary teaching appointments in colleges. The first discusses the negative impact these assignments have on the discipline of English. The second recognizes that these appointments are here to stay and offers suggestions for making a bad situation productive. (HTH)

Considers how Phil Smith has given much thought in his own department, and in the national deliberations, to the staffing crisis in English departments, and he has done so with attention to the highest values and to the needs of all, from undergraduate students in the general education courses to part-timers to tenure-track and tenured faculty…

Discusses the "latest forecast" for the future of English departments. Addresses departmental and institutional staffing practices, employment opportunities for PhDs, the acceleration of change in the institution, and the general state of the study and teaching of English. (RS)

Four contributors (1) discuss a rationale that would enable English departments to maintain a balance between publishing and perishing, (2) argue for the small colleges relinquishing their publish-or-perish policies, (3) examine the benefits of writing for alternative audiences, and (4) explore limitations on scholarly publishing. (AEA)