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Getting and Spending and the English Department Chair.
Dixon, Terrell – ADE Bulletin, 1998
Offers basic principles for English department fundraising: know why people should give money to the department; identify several colleagues who can help represent the department to potential givers; involve alumni; work on getting grants while pursuing private gifts from donors; create a print representation of the department; and cultivate a…
Descriptors: Department Heads, Educational Needs, English Departments, Fund Raising
A Short-Range Solution to Administrative Pressures: The Associate.
Brock, Marian D.; And Others – ADE Bulletin, 1983
Describes a program in which a department chairperson gains released time for volunteers from a full-time faculty to serve as administrative associates. Discusses such a procedure at Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis. (AEA)
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Administrator Role, Department Heads, Educational Administration
Perpetual Reformation: Louisiana State University's Curriculum Options for the Twenty-First Century.
Nardo, Anna K. – ADE Bulletin, 2000
Spotlights one site where the new curriculum calls the English department at Louisiana State University toward further change: the juncture between the undergraduate and graduate curricula. Illustrates the benefits of adopting a document that articulates curricular goals. Describes a five-year curriculum revision process. Attaches excerpts from a…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Change, English Departments, Higher Education
What Good Is the MA Degree?
Dalbey, Marcia A. – ADE Bulletin, 1995
Suggests that the technical and professional writing concentration in the English department at Eastern Michigan University serves as an example of the way Master of Arts (MA) programs often reflect the economy of a particular region. Discusses the MA program at Eastern Michigan University. (RS)
Descriptors: Degree Requirements, English Departments, Graduate Study, Higher Education
The Plight of English Teacher Education.
Schuster, Charles I. – ADE Bulletin, 1982
Discusses the preparation of English education graduates in general and of those at the University of Washington in particular. (AEA)
Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Employment Opportunities, English Departments, English Teacher Education
English on the Great Plains: The University of Nebraska.
Link, Frederick M. – ADE Bulletin, 1983
Views the teaching of a traditional English curriculum and the development of extramural cultural programs as potentially equal contributions to the discipline of English and describes a wide assortment of extramural offerings provided by the English department at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. (AEA)
Descriptors: College English, Cultural Awareness, English Departments, English Instruction
Rebuilding the English Program at Roger Williams University: A Report on a Successful Effort.
Tackach, James – ADE Bulletin, 1994
Describes how the English department at Roger Williams University set out to revise and revive the English major under difficult circumstances during the 1988-89 school year. Shows how the faculty redesigned the curriculum, recruited new majors, and established support programs. (HB)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, English Curriculum, English Departments, English Instruction
The University of Puget Sound's Writing Institute.
Van Arsdel, Rosemary T. – ADE Bulletin, 1983
Describes a two-semester writing program that prepares English majors for professional writing careers in business or industry. (AEA)
Descriptors: Course Organization, Education Work Relationship, Employment Opportunities, English Departments
Internships for English Majors: A New Dimension for the Humanities.
Garvey, Susanne – ADE Bulletin, 1983
Describes the Washington, D.C. Center's internship program for political science and English majors. (AEA)
Descriptors: Career Exploration, Employment Experience, English Departments, English Instruction
Reflections on Having Separated Freshman Writing from the English Department.
Manning, Sylvia – ADE Bulletin, 1982
Argues that composition instruction should not be irreversibly separated from the study of literature in the college English curriculum. (AEA)
Descriptors: College Freshmen, English Curriculum, English Departments, English Instruction
Creating a Public Image: Boise State University.
Davis, Charles G. – ADE Bulletin, 1983
Describes programs offered by a university English department that both improve the department's public image and enrich the cultural life of the school and the community. (AEA)
Descriptors: Authors, College English, English Departments, English Instruction