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Learning Context

The classes we teach don’t exist in a vacuum, argues the author of this issue’s Thriving in Academe, so it makes sense to pay attention to the world around you as you plan your semester’s work. You can create a better environment for learning when you consider institutional and departmental characteristics in making plans. Even more important is to share control of the course with your students.

Higher Ed Member Plays a Key Role at the 2006 Representative Assembly
Len Paolillo, chair of the NEA Committee on Legislation gave the 2006 legislative committee report to the Representative Assembly.  He is faculty member at the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts and a member of the Massachusetts State College Association, NEA's affiliate representing faculty and librarians at the state's colleges. Higher ed members from a number of states participated in RA deliberations.

Inside this Issue:

• The 2006 NEA Annual Meeting
• A Weighty Supreme Court Decision
• A Contract for Eastern Washington University
• The Professor's Right to Teach