With this issue of the "Journal of Faculty Development," we begin a new feature called "Brief Communications." Manuscripts that do not fit one of the regular "JFD" categories may be published as Brief Communications. These pieces must still meet the "Journal's" publication standards in all other respects.…

Among the many challenges of professional (faculty, administration, and staff) development is the implementation of shared governance. We propose a model involving professional learning communities that we are experimenting with in our College of Education. This new model provides faculty with decision-making power, a sense of cooperation and…