Suggests that English graduate departments ought to begin discussing what will make graduate education more organic to the teaching experience of the graduate student. (RB)

Discusses the role of the English department in providing students with a liberal arts education. (RB)

The collection of articles in this book, covering some of the significant events and topics in the history of the Indiana University English Department, brings together some of the material assembled by William Riley Parker, especially the reminiscences of faculty members and former students. An introductory chapter by Parker is titled "Where…

A rhetorical analysis of the letter of application and the vita used in applying for a teaching job in language and literature is used to provide practical advice to applicants. Of the many components of a full rhetorical analysis, three receive special attention: the rhetorical situation, some characteristics of the audience, and several features…

Describes a successful series of informal English Department seminars at Colorado State University on the teaching of composition. (DD)

Steps to make the teaching assistant system work better for all concerned. (AA)

Explores some aspects of a "literary education," and concludes that a literary education helps one to live alertly in a culture which is "idiotically" stratified. (JM)

Defends the data from the author's previously published study (v2 n1) against the criticisms offered by Renee T. Betz (this issue). Further defends the hybrid study of both literature and composition. (JAD)

Reviews the history of a college English department from the 1960s through the mid-1980s. (MM)

Briefly reviews personal experiences as an English department chair and compares the relative advantages of two systems of department administration: long-standing and short-term headships. (AEA)

The author discusses the strengths and weaknesses of the departments of English and Speech uniting to teach the introductory rhetoric course at the University of Massachusetts. (MM)

Author believes that all members of English Departments, as well as those who teach methods courses, should be thoroughly grounded in linguistics. (MB)

Encourages English faculty and students to look forward to continuing and improving the long-standing connections between English and business and suggests specific methods to enhance those connections. (AEA)

Three key areas of confusion in the English department--composition, curriculum, and humanism--can be resolved by marshaling ideas from social dramatism, games theory, and sociobiology. (DD)