Mark Taylor: Bringing the Academy into the Electronic Era 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 Taylor concedes that this transition often is not easy for faculty members. While some actively resist change, many simply don't know how to embrace it. It was in response to this phenomenon that he lobbied successfully for the creation of the Center fro Technology in the Arts and Humanities, a resource for faculty research and development. In accordance with his conviction that students should play roles as teachers, each faculty member is paired with a student collaborator. The project has met with interest, but as the Center approaches its first birthday there has been less interest than anticipated. But Taylor is encouraged by the exception, the high enrollment for a workshop series bringing in demonstrations to showcase new media, and hopes that the exposure will inspire more faculty proposals.   Taylor has remained at Williams for 24 years in part because of the interdisciplinary opportunities it offers him, but also because he believes firmly in the teaching emphasis of a liberal arts college. "Many people in universities think that college professors don't do research," he says, "but my writing and teaching have always overlapped. The classroom is the context in which I explore new ideas. The line between teaching and publishing is beginning to blur in creative and productive ways....The world and academia are changing at an extraordinarily rapid pace, and it is incumbent on us to find ways to be creatively and constructively involved in the process."