Career At Sonoma State University
Haslam taught at Sonoma State University (SSU) from 1967 to 1997 as a professor of English. He was a generalist, teaching everything from elementary linguistics to regional literature to writing. Now a professor emeritus at SSU—where he occasionally teaches for the Oscher Lifelong Learning program—he also now teaches for the Fromm Institute for Lifelong Learning at the University of San Francisco, and serves as an adjunct professor for the Union Graduate School. During his time at Sonoma State and after, he published hundreds of articles and stories in both national and regional magazines. He was a columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle's Sunday magazine and a Contributing Writer for the Los Angeles Times' Sunday magazine, and a commentator for KQED-FM's "The California Report." His writing is widely anthologized. He is also the father of computer-game innovator Fred Haslam, illustrator Garth Haslam and editor-writer Alexandra Haslam Russell.
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