Complex sentence: In 1977-1978, he was journalist-in-residence at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, and in 1997 he was a senior lecturer in American Studies at the University of Texas, Austin.
Split into simpler sentences: In 1977-1978, he was journalist-in-residence at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. In 1997 he was a senior lecturer in American Studies at the University of Texas, Austin.