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Student Writing in a Talent Development Program: Sanctuary and Academic Site of the "Personally Humane"
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Paley, Karen Surman – Composition Studies, 2008
The author had the pleasure of being in an academic setting where students of color were in the majority. That was the summer of 2004 as she observed African-American Literature 1900-Present, a writing intensive class in the Special Program in Talent Development (SPTD) at the University of Rhode Island (URI). The author wants to tell the story of…
Descriptors: African American Students, African American Literature, Special Programs, Talent Development
"Writing in Electronic Environments": A Concept and a Course for the Writing and Rhetoric Major
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Dyehouse, Jeremiah; Pennell, Michael; Shamoon, Linda K. – College Composition and Communication, 2009
Reflecting the digital turn in composition studies, multimedia writing courses have become commonplace in many writing programs. Yet these technology-rich courses take on new significance when located within a rhetorically based writing major, especially as a core course. This article explores a developing writing and rhetoric major through…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Course Content, Writing Instruction, Multimedia Instruction
Politician of the Year: Phil Bredesen.
St. Lifer, Evan – Library Journal, 1998
Describes how Nashville (Tennessee) mayor Phil Bredesen has enlisted sports fans to help champion a $100 million overhaul of the city's library system. Discusses Internet filtering and balancing printed materials and technology. Highlights politicians from Illinois, Washington, Georgia, Texas, Rhode Island, and California who have increased…
Descriptors: Athletics, Financial Needs, Financial Support, Internet
Teaching Ethics and Values in Public Administration Programs: Innovations, Strategies, and Issues. SUNY Series in Public Administration.
Bowman, James, Ed.; Menzel, Donald, Ed. – 1998
The 17 chapters in this book consider innovations, teaching strategies, and issues in ethics instruction for professional and graduate programs in public affairs/administration. Following an introductory chapter which summarizes data reported in a 1995 national survey of 138 graduate departments of public affairs/administration, chapter titles…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Administrative Principles, Administrator Guides, Business Administration Education