My profession’s core challenge — transforming Ph.D. programs, especially in the humanities, to address twenty-first century needs — remains a matter of concern. We initiate prospective faculty members into a culture of snobbism and hierarchy. Then we wonder why these faculty resist change, instead demonstrating a continued reluctance to teach first-year students and continuing to separate […]
Elaine Maimon
Elaine Maimon is president of Governors State University, a member of the American Council of Education (ACE) Executive Board, a founder of Writing Across the Curriculum, and the author ofLeading Academic Change: Vision, Strategy, Transformation.