An often-humorous book about what happened in his classes
With stories of classroom and campus happenings
is for readers who were former Citadel students of The Colonel
is for readers who want to have a taste of this famous military college
is for readers who want to smile and say, "Oh, yes, I remember...."
A VIEW FROM THE LECTERN, Vol. I
, has bits of those famous and ironic lectures as well as exchanges with students in that classroom where he taught thousands of students to think well, to write well and to speak well.
Volume II, A VIEW BESIDE THE LECTERN
, published spring 2020.
Volume III, A VIEW BEYOND THE LECTERN
, published fall 2020.
Former Citadel English Professor Emeritus Dr. James A.W. Rembert, Citadel Class of 1961, taught English at The Citadel for 41 years, at Jesus College, Cambridge while doing research in England, and in China during a year's Fulbright Lectureship. He has two Ph.Ds. in English, one from UNC-Chapel Hill and one from Cambridge University in England. He was given the Palmetto Award by The Citadel Board of Visitors after his retirement. Professor Rembert in the 1960s was an Infantry Officer, airborne (paratrooper), Army Ranger, & Operational Detachment-A [A-Team] Commander, U.S. Army 11th Special Forces Group (Airborne).