Defending the Citadel: A Personal Narrative

This book is about a school-a community college in Illinois, Belleville Area College (BAC) now Southwestern Illinois College (SWIC)-my experiences, as well as the experiences of other professors there from 1967 until 1995. Its purpose is two-fold. First, I have set out an historical narrative of some of the more problematic practices pursued by the school's board of trustees, its administration, and faculty members the administration solicited in support of these practices. Second, I have r...