Jon was an Associate Professor of English and the Dean of Studies at Skidmore College, from which he retired in 2004. His career in administration and teaching continued, however, through June 2014 at the University of California, Santa Barbara. At UCSB he was the Director of Policy and Publications for the Graduate Division and for eight years was a Continuing Lecturer in the UCSB Writing Program. Jon's forthcoming book (Feb. 2016), from Bedford/Macmillan, is titled BUSINESS WRITING SCENARIOS:WRITING FROM THE INSIDE (http://www.macmillanhighered.com/Catalog/Search.aspx?search=field:title_author|ramsey&sitesearch=1&mediatype=Books) He has also published a number of articles and book chapters and has co-edited two books on literature, writing, and administrative issues. As an administrator and office director, he has been especially involved in creating and implementing new academic programs in the United States and abroad and in constructing a wide variety of policies and guidelines, tasks which frequently required complex written negotiations with myriad internal and external audiences. He earned his B.A. at San Diego State University and a Ph.D. at the University of California, Riverside.
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