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Schroeder, Patricia R. – ADE Bulletin, 1993
Recounts the process and narrates the steps taken by the English department at Ursinus College, Pennsylvania, in its major renovation of its outdated English curriculum. Describes the working conditions of the department and the newly devised curriculum. (HB)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, English Curriculum, English Departments, English Instruction
Gottschalk, Katherine K. – ADE Bulletin, 1995
Considers what can make a writing program an integral part of the mission of a university so that it does not become a target when budget cuts have to be made. Discusses the role of collaboration in the establishment and operation of the writing program at Cornell University. (RS)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Institutional Cooperation, Intellectual Disciplines, Program Descriptions
Moffat, Wendy – ADE Bulletin, 2001
Describes the author's department goals with three main principles: to build departmental community, to harness rather than dissipate energy, and to address multiple audiences simultaneously. Discusses how she communicates to the college as a whole what the department does well and finds ways in which caring for the department's interests might…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Audience Awareness, Department Heads, English Departments
Cullen, Robert J. – ADE Bulletin, 1985
Describes how adjunct courses can encourage students to see writing as a process of discovery and creation. (CRH)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Curriculum Enrichment, Higher Education, Interdisciplinary Approach
Long, Carol S. – ADE Bulletin, 1994
Describes how the English department at Willamette University set out to revise the English curriculum as a participant in the MLA-FIPSE English Programs Curriculum Review Project. Shows how the faculty redesigned the curriculum, and shares three important ideas that might be useful to other departments undertaking similar changes. (HB)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, English Curriculum, English Departments, English Instruction
Journet, Debra – ADE Bulletin, 2001
Tells what has happened the last two years at the University of Louisville's English department. Presents a brief explanation of why the University of Louisville's English department decided to redefine their mission--moving all professorial faculty into first-year composition. Offers some general comments about what the author has learned as a…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Department Heads, English Departments, Freshman Composition
Tackach, James – ADE Bulletin, 1994
Describes how the English department at Roger Williams University set out to revise and revive the English major under difficult circumstances during the 1988-89 school year. Shows how the faculty redesigned the curriculum, recruited new majors, and established support programs. (HB)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, English Curriculum, English Departments, English Instruction
Mason, John B. – ADE Bulletin, 1994
Describes how the English department at Western Washington University set out to revise the English curriculum as a participant in the MLA-FIPSE English Programs Curriculum Review Project. Shows how the faculty redesigned the curriculum, and asks tough questions concerning the best way to undertake such changes. (HB)
Descriptors: College English, Curriculum Development, English Curriculum, English Departments
Harvey, Tamara – ADE Bulletin, 2000
Describes a women's studies outreach program and the development of a formal exercise for evaluating the program aimed at three groups: (1) at those in the institution who evaluate and fund the Humanities Out There program; (2) at the teachers who sought to develop an effectively collaborative module; and (3) at the high-school students who were…
Descriptors: English Instruction, Grade 11, High Schools, Higher Education
Morse, Donald E. – ADE Bulletin, 1985
Cites one university's experiences to show (1) how a university can maintain staff and stabilize budget while encouraging the continued production and transmission of knowledge; (2) how a department can foster excellent teaching, significant research, and successful public and university service; and (3) how an individual faculty member can…
Descriptors: Educational Resources, Faculty Development, Financial Support, Higher Education