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)

Suggests that the technical and professional writing concentration in the English department at Eastern Michigan University serves as an example of the way Master of Arts (MA) programs often reflect the economy of a particular region. Discusses the MA program at Eastern Michigan University. (RS)

Describes the development of a diverse undergraduate English curriculum at Michigan State University designed to prepare students as English teachers and to meet the needs of those who go into other professions. (RB)

Describes the new graduate English program at the University of New York, Albany, and its aims. Explains that the program is composed of seven independent areas of study: writing in history; writing theory and practice; rhetoric and composition; critical theory and practice; teaching theory and practice; language and language theory; and literary…

Discusses the preparation of English education graduates in general and of those at the University of Washington in particular. (AEA)

Recalls the scope and goals of the original Project English, and calls for professional commitment to the teaching of English once again. (CRH)

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)

Describes a two-semester writing program that prepares English majors for professional writing careers in business or industry. (AEA)

Updates an earlier report to underscore the inadvisability of imposing large sections of freshman composition students on reluctant departments and to promote further discussion of the issues raised by the program. Discusses some of the more controversial implications raised by the program. (RS)

Describes the Washington, D.C. Center's internship program for political science and English majors. (AEA)

Takes a retrospective look at a decade's change in the role of English at a midwestern university, and the English department's attempt to create a working community of scholars through a focus on writing improvement. (AEA)

Describes the development, the purpose, and the accomplishments of the writing laboratory at the University of Wisconsin. (RB)

Spotlights one site where the new curriculum calls the English department at Louisiana State University toward further change: the juncture between the undergraduate and graduate curricula. Illustrates the benefits of adopting a document that articulates curricular goals. Describes a five-year curriculum revision process. Attaches excerpts from a…

Discusses the job market for technical communication graduates and the process for setting up a college degree program in technical communication. (AEA)