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other faculty members essentially answered with just a single word, either “teacher” or
“professor.” Eugene Darko, who had just assumed the role of department chair, still noted
the primacy of his teaching responsibilities, “Teaching, really, I would say because I just
assumed the chair position just this semester. But even with that I see myself more as a
teacher than anything else.”
Some faculty members did acknowledged multiple roles, including research and
service to the college, while still noting the primacy of teaching. Samantha Taylor
described her role as teaching through research, “My primary role is to be in the
classroom as a teacher, and that’s supplemented by my work in the lab. So, technically,