Touchstone - Spring 2009

P R E F A C E

Lucinda Zoe

It is a pleasure to offer this preface to the second edition of Touchstone, the Hostos journal on teaching and learning. In the spring of 2008 the first edition was published by the Magda Vasillov Center for Teaching and Learning to document our work, share ideas and pedagogies, explore best practices and provide an opportunity and incentive for faculty to prepare a manuscript for publication and have it reviewed and edited by a team of consummate professionals. Dean Kim Sanabria and Professor Carl James Grindley bravely stepped forward to go where no Hostos faculty member has gone before, and agreed to serve as the co-editors of the journal, to critically review and edit the work of their peers. This is no small task and one that must be approached in a genuine spirit of care and respect for their colleagues. It is truly an honor to work with such a gifted and intellectually lively team here at Hostos and to witness daily the generosity and commitment each one brings to the task at hand.

Lucinda Zoe Interim Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs