LOUISE Z. SMITH is a professor of English at the University of Massachusetts Boston, and interim dean of the liberal arts faculty of the College of Arts and Sciences. A member of the faculty there since 1974, she has also served as the director of freshman English; director of the tutoring program; chair of English; and director of the core curriculum. In addition to the books, articles, and book chapters she has written for publication, Louise Smith was the editor of College English from 1991 to 1999.