So Long, Farewell . . .

Three professors, with a combined total of 134 years of department service, officially retire this spring semester. Tom Clayton, Gordon Hirsch, and Charles Sugnet sat down with us as they began clearing out their offices and offered their perspectives on a changing University and discipline. (Regents Professor Clayton's interview will run in the June issue.) . . . Until we meet again!

Away from the Office

Many English faculty have chosen the study of literature to, in Robert Frost's words, "unite/ My avocation and my vocation." But that doesn't mean they don't have other (sometimes surprising) interests. Competitive ice-dancing, anyone?