August 10, 2004 issue

I've been teaching at EMU for 14 years and when I was offered the job here, I was happy to come. There's a reason you come here and a reason you stay and, in a way, they're related. I found out the faculty and students were a lot better than expected. You've got students here at Eastern that are really impressive people. Two of my students have won Dow Jones newspaper fund internships. That's a really impressive thing that shows there are people here that can compete nationally with a selective group of people from programs that are bigger and better known.

Eastern is a far better school than people may realize. There are really impressive faculty members here. I could go down the list of people in this department who have done many impressive things. It was a little bit of a surprise to me because Eastern is one of the lowest-priced universities. As schools in Michigan go, it certainly has got to be one of the best bargains in the state.  

As far as other things go, I've co-written "Working With Words," a textbook that's been out since 1989 and has been through five editions. I also will be working on the 8th edition of "The Art of Editing," a book that's been around for 30 years. This summer, I'll be working with the Dow Jones interns. I like the people. I like the area, the faculty and the students. I'm happy here and plan on staying here until I retire.

 

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