The Importance of Intellectual Community

By GEORGE E. WALKER, CHRIS M. GOLDE, LAURA JONES, ANDREA CONKLIN BUESCHEL, and PAT HUTCHINGS

Anna is a brand-new doctoral student, and she has been looking forward to returning to academe after being away for a few years. She has thought a lot about her research and teaching interests and is thrilled when she sees a flier announcing a departmental...