Ithaca College

Patricia Spencer, assistant professor of writing, and her grant-writing class are the focus of an Ithaca Times Story on higher education and service-learning.

Picture the stereotypical academic, and an image might come to mind of the lofty professor, stuck in the ivory tower, sheltered from the realities of life outside the university. As with most clichés, however, this caricature tends to come up short when measured against the genuine article. [Click here to read the full article at the Ithaca Times site.]