Describes how adjunct courses can encourage students to see writing as a process of discovery and creation. (CRH)

Cites one university's experiences to show (1) how a university can maintain staff and stabilize budget while encouraging the continued production and transmission of knowledge; (2) how a department can foster excellent teaching, significant research, and successful public and university service; and (3) how an individual faculty member can…

Describes the focus of a freshman literature course: understanding literary meaning, analyzing literary form, and exploring literary value with each of the three one-quarter classes drawing on the resources of a major area within current literary studies, such as hermeneutics (meaning), poetics (form), and criticism (evaluation). (EL)

Describes the attempt to define and to understand composition studies. Discusses problems involving its becoming a discipline and describes current writing programs based on a survey of 52 universities. (EL)

Describes goals and development of an instructional resource center, the development of a writing skills assessment test, the collection and dissemination of basic skills instruction and progress, and the establishment of a national testing network in writing. (EL)