This collection of essays, "Literary Study, Measurement, and the Sublime: Disciplinary Assessment," edited by Donna Heiland and Laura J. Rosenthal, represents an important new venture in the Foundation's communication program. The book is the product of many authors, including the editors, both of whom have written essays for it. But it…

Kentucky has become the first state to adopt common academic standards that were drafted as part of a nationwide initiative to establish a widely shared and ambitious vision of student learning. With a unanimous vote this month, the Kentucky board of education approved the substitution of the common standards in mathematics and English/language…

The roads of incoming information to the US higher education system about the Bologna Process are varied and numerous. They include not only the on-line and traditional trade press, but also conferences of national organisations. Whether anyone remembers much of that information, on the other hand, is an open question, as a limited survey…

The use of peer review as a way to improve dissertation quality is addressed. A data set involving ratings of 52 dissertations illustrates possible design and analytic choices that may be helpful in using a peer review model. Strategies for evaluating rating consistency and validity are covered, along with analysis of four types of program policy…

The leadership, management, and academic concerns of deans and provosts are addressed in this casebook based on 25 original case studies on issues related to finance, personnel, organizational structure, curriculum, and academic freedom and standards. Two or more practical options for action accompany each presentation of a challenging problem.…

In this forum, eleven authors address the implications of the national Standards for foreign language learning for language and literature departments in higher education. (Author/VWL)

Suggests the need for incentives to help combat the resistance or indifference regarding implementation of the national standards for foreign language learning at the university level, especially in upper division courses at large research universities. (Author/VWL)

Claims a consumerism model manifests itself in first-year composition programs. Discusses the academic situation generally and English Departments specifically to explore how the current reform movement clashes with postmodern values in this discipline. (NH)

Metropolitan State College accomplished a unique accreditation procedure in 1976; that of several accrediting agencies conducting a simultaneous and cooperative visit. The agencies were the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE), the North Central Association (NCA), and the Colorado Department of Education (CDE). Each…

Describes the change in Duke's English department and departments in general by using historical examples that reflect then current attitudes towards the humanities and scholarship. (CRH)

The 1975-76 faculty handbook for Emory and Henry College covers: (1) academic freedom; (2) the faculty; (3) academic organization; (4) academic policies and procedures; (5) faculty personnel policies; (6) the library; and (7) general information, such as the academic year, facilities, housing, and registration. (Author/KE)

Considers a variety of topics, including the shortage of jobs for graduates of English doctoral programs, uses of graduate assistants, academic standards for graduate degrees, English department hiring practices, and ways faculty members can educate and be educated by new young instructors. (GW)

A newly-released analysis based on a poll of 453 deans and professors calls into question several previous studies. It continues the ongoing debate over how academic and intellectual performance ought to be measured. (Editor/LBH)

The University of Hawaii posttenure review focuses on collegial professional standards rather than salary. By administration-union agreement, chairpersons apply departmental expectations to assess deficiencies, subject to final adjudication by a peer committee. Individual remediation plans emphasize faculty development. The process is seen as…