CONTENTS

From the Editor

ARTICLES

The Profession We Serve
PATRICIA MEYER SPACKS

Narratives, Tricksterism, Hyperbole, Self-Image(s), and Schizophrenia: The Joys of Chairing an English Department
ZACK BOWEN

Using Videotape to Talk about Teaching
SUE LONOFF

Practice Makes Perfect: Learning to Teach as a Graduate Student
MARK McBETH

Fostering Excellence
JO ELLEN PARKER

A Chair's Notes toward a Definition of Scholarship in the Small State University
GEORGE SLANGER

Negotiating a Job Offer
PHILIP E. SMITH

SPECIAL SECTION

Browsing the Bulletin Archives

PART ONE

The Doctorate and the Market
JAMES PAPP

PART TWO

Teaching and the Profession
JAMES PAPP