In the spirit of its mission to promote excellence in teaching at the University of Virginia and in recognition of the inherent scholarly relationships between research and teaching, the Teaching Resource Center welcomes paper submissions for this series on a continuing basis. We cannot promise to publish every paper, but we do solicit your thoughts on teaching at a research institution. Paper and electronic submissions are equally acceptable.

Papers in the series include:

Occasional Paper No. 1:
A Teacher's Attention by Stephen B. Cushman, Department of English, University of Virginia.

Occasional Paper No. 2:
Some "Whys" Behind the "Hows" of University Teaching and Research by Robert F. Cook, Professor of French, University of Virginia.

Occasional Paper No. 3:
In the Undergraduate Mind: The First-Year Experience from Three Perspectives

Occasional Paper No. 4:
Balancing Life and Work: Three Perspectives from Tenured
Faculty at the University of Virginia