When James (Jerry) Murphy retired as a professor of English and rhetoric at the University of California at Davis, his plan, he says, was "not to work very hard." That may be what some people expect of emeritus faculty members, but Mr. Murphy’s idea of retirement was a bit busier than that. Since he retired, in 1991, he has written, edited, or revised six books, been guest editor of a journal, lectured at colleges large and small, and occasionally served on dissertation committees.

June 3, 2016 ・ From Chronicle of Higher Education