Old college chums and now faculty colleagues Michael Webber and Rich Reddick talk about the old days, their current lives as faculty, how they each ended up back on the Forty Acres, and how crucial the art and craft of communication is to professional success. Webber is the Sid Richardson Chair in the LBJ School of Public Affairs and the Cockrell Family Chair in Engineering #16. Reddick is Senior Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education, Professor of Higher Education Leadership and Policy, and Professor of Social and Cultural Analysis.