James M. Lang is professor of English and director of the Center for Teaching Excellence at Assumption College in Worcester, MA. He is the author of four books: Cheating Lessons: Learning From Academic Dishonesty (Harvard University Press, 2013), On Course: A Week-by-Week Guide to Your First Semester of College Teaching (Harvard University Press, 2008), Life on the Tenure Track: Lessons From the First Year (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2005), and Learning Sickness: A Year with Crohn's Disease (Capital Books, 2004). He writes a monthly column on teaching and learning for the Chronicle of Higher Education; his work has been appearing in the Chronicle since 1999. His book reviews and public scholarship on higher education have appeared in a wide variety of newspapers and magazines, including the Boston Globe, Chicago Tribune, and Time. He is a member of the Fulbright Senior Specialist roster in higher education, and he has conducted workshops on teaching for instructors at more than 50 colleges or universities in the United States and abroad. He has a BA in English and philosophy from the University of Notre Dame, an MA in English from St. Louis University, and a PhD in English from Northwestern University. Visit his website at http://www.jamesmlang.com.