From hills to halls: A modern parable of transitioning to academia

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Laura Cruz
Jack Sholder

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This reflective essay tells the story of the transition of a Hollywood director to the professoriate.

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Cruz, L., & Sholder, J. (2013). From hills to halls: A modern parable of transitioning to academia. Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 13(4), 1–10. Retrieved from https://scholarworks.iu.edu/journals/index.php/josotl/article/view/3308
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Laura Cruz, Western Carolina University

Director. Coulter Faculty Commons

Associate Professor, History

Jack Sholder, Western Carolina University

Professor & Program Director, Department of Motion Picture and Television Production

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