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Schalin, Jay – John William Pope Center for Higher Education Policy, 2015
Throughout much of the 20th century, English departments were the crown jewels of the humanities. Exposure to great literature was often considered essential for students expected to assume lead roles in business, law, government, and society. Today, English departments have lost their position at the center of the American university. Enrollments…
Descriptors: English Departments, Educational Trends, Trend Analysis, Educational Change
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Bissett, Susan J. C. – Community & Junior College Libraries, 2004
John Gardner, of the National Resource Center for The First Year Experience and Students in Transition, addressed academic librarians at the ACRL meeting in Charlotte, North Carolina, in April 2003, urging librarians to become more actively involved in First Year Experience courses. Susan J. C. Bissett responds in this article, citing the…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Information Literacy, Librarians, Library Associations