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 14 feature the following articles: (1) "A Home-Grown Faculty Development Program," (Jane T. Rauton); (2) "Creating Interdisciplinary Courses: The Agonies and the Ecstasies," (Eleanor Whalen Carducci, Heather Pfleger Dunham, Ginny Hencken Elsasser, Barbara Jayne Lewthwaite); (3) "Encouraging Excellence and Diversity," (Walter Wendler, Ward Wells, Shannon Van Zandt); (4) "Faculty Development through Auditing," (Joan M. Hofmann); (5) "Understanding and Using Teaching Portfolios: An Administrator's Perspective," (John P. Murray); (6) "Perceptions of Department Chairpersons in Higher Education," (Damon A. Revelas); (7) "A Job Description for Instruction: A Foundation for Developing Instructional Behaviors and Evaluation of Performance," (Ronald J. Olsen); (8) "Building Community with Part-Time Faculty," (Melinda Knight, Flora McMartin); (10) "Reshaping Faculty Interaction: Peer Mentoring Groups," (Lynne E. Anderson, John S. Carta-Falsa); (11) "Case Study of a Systematic Approach to Meeting the Needs of New Faculty," (Lesley H. Parker, Alex Radloff, Jennifer Weir, Marjan Zadnik); (12) "Videotaping with a Colleague: Practical Guidelines for Improving Teaching Effectiveness," (Lisa D. Morano, Joan L. Brenchley-Jackson, William E. Davis); (13) "An Assessment of Management Appraisal Systems in Master's (Comprehensive) Colleges and Universities," (John W. Murray, Jr., James O. Hammons); (14) "An Exploratory Study of the Faculty-Developer-Client Relationship," (Christine A. Stanley, M. Erin Porter, Borbala L. Szabo); (15) "Who Gets a Sabbatical?: A Ten Year Study of Sabbatical Application Patterns at the University of Alabama, 1986-1996," (Carl H. Boening, Michael T. Miller); (16) "The Challenge of Videoconferencing: More Than Teacher Training," (Nancy Scovil); (17) "Improving Both GTA and Instructional Developer Effectiveness," (Edwin G. Ralph); (18) "Developing and Maintaining Cultural and Intellectual Enrichment Opportunities for Students, Faculty, Staff, and Community," (Samuel J. Rogal); (19) Mentoring: A Two Tier Faculty Induction Program," (David W. Van Cleaf); (20) "Evaluation in Higher Education: A Process Approach," (Damon A. Revelas, Taher A. Razik); and (21) "Is Assessment Achieving Its Potential? A View from the Front Line," (Marcie Desrochers, Kirk Stone, Idee Winfield);"Annotated Bibliography: How Feedback Affects Learning," (Kenneth A. Thompson). (ECF)