I believe solutions to the work pressures academics feel will also be solutions to the fears citizens have that we are abusing their trust. And if we can do this for ourselves, we will also help society solve the analogous problems that contribute to its anxiety. In spite of my occasional griping, academic work has been a pleasure for me rather than a burden, and I want to do what I can to keep it that way for Peter and other future professors. Even if it means more work. Stephen Hilliard is a professor of English.
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