The 1973 study by the Women Chemists Committee is updated for the 1974-75 academic year. Only professors, associate professors, and assistant professors are included, since lecturers, instructors, and others are not considered full-time appointees or permanent positions. Unfortunately, in following the fate of young women Ph.D.'s, it seems that…

To help doctoral students develop human relations skills, Pepperdine University's School of Education offers a course entitled, Management of Human Endeavor in Institutional Setting. Laboratory experience in self-evaluation and interpersonal skill training is combined with theoretical study of "third force" psychology, psychoanalysis,…

Considers a variety of topics, including the shortage of jobs for graduates of English doctoral programs, uses of graduate assistants, academic standards for graduate degrees, English department hiring practices, and ways faculty members can educate and be educated by new young instructors. (GW)

Presents an overview of the growth of doctoral dissertation research in art education, showing areas of interest, and the expansion of institutions offering doctoral studies by rate of growth and geographic area for the period 1893-1974. (Author)

These guidelines are intended for use in evaluating existing doctoral programs and in establishing new programs. The guidelines cover program objectives, program of studies, supervised experience, responsibilities concerning students in the program, support for the program, administrative relationships, and institutional resources. (Author)

The first D.A. programs appeared in 1967 at Carnegie-Mellon University, but the degree is now offered in 24 institutions and nearly 500 degrees have been granted. The degree is widely accepted as appropriate for college teachers, although some institutions prefer to offer modified Ph.D.s or Ed.D.s for this purpose. (Author/LBH)

The process used by the University of the Pacific for developing a competency-based PharmD program in 1976 is described. The same procedures can be applied to similar programs for any professional degree in pharmacy. Course content, behavioral objectives, and charges to workshop groups are included. (Author/LBH)

Problems that confront nursing education and the quality of doctoral preparation are discussed in this article and include the steep rise in requests from nurses for admission into doctoral programs and tight university budgets; other concerns are the development of scholars and sharing research findings. (TA)

The University of California at Los Angeles has initiated an interdisciplinary doctoral program in Environmental Science and Engineering (ESE). It includes an academic program encompassing courses in earth sciences, biology, engineering, chemistry, and the social sciences, as well as a 1 1/2-2 year off-campus internship. (LBH)

Reports that the physics and mathematics programs at Yeshiva University Belfer Graduate School of Science will be discontinued by June 1978. (SL)

In order to create more support for foreign language departments, this article suggests better communication with administration and less internal dissension. Courses should meet student needs and interests. Methods of increasing teaching positions and reducing the number of Ph.D. candidates are discussed. (CHK)

Examines 599 representative preliminary questions used by English Departments at 13 American universities and also examines the general rhetorical structure of 109 articles on literary criticism in 19 scholarly magazines. (DD)

Pedantry and technology have damaged the ties between the university and the art museum, but several recent initiatives offer hope for a new alliance. Cooperative arrangements for teaching, museum training, and special exhibitions are discussed. (Author/LBH)

A combination of inadequate preparation and misperception of the nature of the process of original research contributes to many social science doctoral candidates' inability to complete their dissertations. Instruction in research methodology by an academic librarian with a social sciences background is one solution. (EM)