A sarcastic essay outlines ways in which the college faculty member can avoid carrying out committee service responsibly. (MSE)

This paper, written in a highly personal style, follows the "docustory" model first employed in "Communication Education" in 1993 when the journal presented a series of 13 docustories from various scholars in the field--each tried to articulate "When Teaching Works." The paper is a partial attempt to value the…

Presents a double-voiced narrative that represents a collaborative experiment to rewrite the traditional relationship of a professor and a graduate student. Represents an open invitation to the voices of others, women and men, who will wind their stories with the lines and notes of this story, expanding the collaboration. (PA)

Intended as a marketplace for the ideas and creativity of California community college faculty, this issue of "The Forum" contains not only articles on educational issues, but also short stories, poetry, and musical compositions. Included in this issue are the following: (1) "A Poet's Journey," by Nancy Edwards (poem); (2) "Toward an Effective…