tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post115870569880253627..comments2023-10-29T06:41:23.910-07:00Comments on Halfway There: Read all about it!Zenohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09058127284297728552noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-1158769057952496982006-09-20T09:17:00.000-07:002006-09-20T09:17:00.000-07:00To me, grate like fingernails on a chalk board. L...To me, grate like fingernails on a chalk board. LOL! I was on an accreditation visit to Santa Rosa a number of years ago and no one there seemed to care one way or the other about their name including "junior college." They're just used to it, I guess. Have a great day! And, oh, congratulations on your "Pulitzer Prize!" The first of many, I hope.eProf2https://www.blogger.com/profile/03977043251946962968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-1158722527365807722006-09-19T20:22:00.000-07:002006-09-19T20:22:00.000-07:00So, eprof2, you read the fine print! I used "junio...So, eprof2, you read the fine print! I used "junior college" because "community college" caused a formatting mess. I tried the latter first.<BR/><BR/>Frankly, though, I don't bristle when people say "junior college" or "jc" unless they are being intentionally derogatory. I do find it interesting that MJC and SRJC hang on to the old-fashioned title, but there's some history there and I respect that.<BR/><BR/>Of course, I never listen to sports news, so I've been spared the chattering guys who compulsively say "jc". I can see where that might grate.Zenohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09058127284297728552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-1158721241553883662006-09-19T20:00:00.000-07:002006-09-19T20:00:00.000-07:00Professor:Unless you're teaching at Modesto Junior...Professor:<BR/><BR/>Unless you're teaching at Modesto Junior College or Santa Rosa Junior College, most of us made the transition to "community college" in the 1970's. Even City College, like in San Francisco, Long Beach, LA, Fresno, and San Diego, is used more often than "junior college." It drives me crazy to hear the announcers on the networks covering university sports to talk about "junior college" transfers or "jc" transfers. I'm not picking on you but I couldn't help notice that in your "Pulitzer Prize for writing" the newspaper article referred to you as teaching in an unnamed California junior college. Ouch!eProf2https://www.blogger.com/profile/03977043251946962968noreply@blogger.com