He received his degree from Washington University-St. Louis, and has been a visiting instructor and a visiting assistant professor at MCLA since 2003. James Niedbalski '82 joins the English/communications department as an instructor, after having worked part-time in the department for several years. Prior to his work at MCLA, he taught journalism at Ohio Wesleyan University and Southern Vermont College. He holds a master's degree in professional writing from UMASS-Dartmouth, which he completed in 1998.