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Crow, Peter – ADE Bulletin, 1988
In a response to the Minnesota Conference on the Future of Doctoral Study in English, states that the consensus to embrace rhetoric as a unifying focus would undercut small colleges. (MM)
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Educational Trends, English Departments, English Instruction
Hedley, Jane – ADE Bulletin, 2000
Discusses the tension that exists between different ways of being a college teacher in many small college departments within and between generations. Considers the amount of publications faculty members produce and how that correlates to their achievement of tenure. (SC)
Descriptors: English Departments, Higher Education, Interpersonal Relationship, Mentors
Slanger, George – ADE Bulletin, 1997
Offers four criteria for the kind of research expected at small state universities: research that keeps faith with professional training; research that makes a contribution to the field; research that serves as a model for students; and research that is personally and professionally renewing. Discusses finding the time to conduct such research.…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Higher Education, Professional Development, Research Needs
Folsom, Ed – ADE Bulletin, 2000
Discusses the changes in dynamics that have taken place over the past 10 years at institutions like the University of Iowa and discusses the reasons behind and the ramifications of those changes. Claims the University of Iowa risks losing its uniqueness as it seeks top-ten status. (NH)
Descriptors: College English, Doctoral Programs, Higher Education, Small Colleges
Conboy, Katie – ADE Bulletin, 2000
Discusses ways to help students see that the pleasures of the text that led them into the study of language and literature can also lead them to rewarding work contexts. Considers curricular issues and the ways small college English departments make decisions about what to cover and what to leave out in an expanding discipline. Appends advice on…
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Degrees (Academic), English Departments, Higher Education
Howard, Carol – ADE Bulletin, 2000
Presents a personal account of one individual's transition from graduate school at a research university to teaching at a small college. Describes her ideas about the hiring process. Discusses how she adjusted to her new career. Considers problems encountered and how she works through those problems. (SC)
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Career Choice, English Departments, Higher Education
Pearce, Richard – ADE Bulletin, 1997
Examines a situation facing Wheaton College where half of its English faculty will retire in five years, many will elect to work part-time before then, and only one new faculty member trained in cultural studies and theory has been hired at this point. Focuses on questions of curriculum revision and logistics. (TB)
Descriptors: Aging in Academia, Curriculum Development, English Departments, Higher Education
