This quarterly publication serves as a medium for the exchange of ideas regarding the planning, design, implementation, and evaluation of professional development practices at two- and four-year colleges. The four issues in volume 12 feature the following articles: (1) "The Course Syllabus Reexamined," by James O. Hammons and Jackson R. Shock; (2) "Developing an Administrative Response to Sexual Harassment in the Educational Setting," by Jerry H. Hickerson and Alex B. Johnson; (3) "Women as New Professors: Exploring Gender Consciousness," by Susan M. Drake and Vera E. Woloshyn; (4) "Mentoring New Faculty," by Cherie De Jong, Margaret Hartman, and Janet Fisher-Hoult; (5) "Practical Guide to Developing and Implementing Cultural Awareness Training for Faculty and Staff Development," by Joanne L. Smikle; (6) "Perspectives on Scholarship in Education: Undergraduate and Graduate Students' Views on Faculty Scholarship," by Terry L. Wiedmer; (7) "Toward an Exemplary Teaching Videotape Library for Faculty Development," by Erin Porter, Debra K. Meyer, and Anastasia S. Hagen; (8) "Beyond Isolationism: Faculty Orientation as a Long-Term Commitment," by Penelope Lisi, Dimitrios Pachis, and Carol Williams; (9) "Collaborative or Cooperative Learning? Complimentary Practices for Instructional Reform," by Celeste M. Brody; (10) "A Picture of Outcome-Based Clinical Teaching Effectiveness," by Kathleen Krichbaum; (11) "Reflections of a New Faculty Member," by Ruth L. Scott; (12) "Evaluating Staff Development Programs," by Cindra Smith and Barbara Beno; (13) "Program Review: A Step-by-Step Process for Positive Change," by Virginia Foxx, Suzanne Owens, Tom Sappington, and Virginia Hege Tobiassen; (14) "Teaching is 'Job Number One': New Faculty at a Comprehensive University," by Virginia Branch; (15) "Revisited: Students' Assessments of Effective Teaching Behaviors and Characteristics," by Julie A. Hughes Caplow, Judy M. Wedman, and John F. Wedman; and (16) "Faculty Perceptions of Teaching Support Center Activities," by Diane H. Jackman and Michael K. Swan. (KP)