Survey of departments offering majors in radio and television provides information on curricula, budgets, and equipment relative to department structure, funding type, campus size, and region. (PD)

Discusses the role of the administrator in communication programs. Considers educational goals and values of students; variations in enrollments; historically under-represented student populations; and faculty turnover and replacement. (MS)

Responds to four conference papers (same issue; see CS 737 952 to CS 737 955) on the range of tasks confronting administrators of speech departments as they cope with current difficulties and look toward the next decade. Responds from the viewpoints of both the faculty member of a department and a dean or higher administrator. (MS)

Argues for a multifocused divisional unit versus the traditional single discipline communication department for institutions that are generally small (6 to 10 thousand students) and where enrollments overall have leveled off for both the institution and department. (KEH)

Discusses the configuration of a department's position within a university system. Considers organizational issues, such as periodic self-evaluation, and argues that conversations concerning these issues should not wait for a full organizational analysis but should be a continuous activity. (MS)