English Dept. chosen for national study

he Department of English has been selected to participate in a multiyear research project aimed at improving doctoral education in the United States.

Participants in the Carnegie Initiative on the Doctorate will analyze their existing graduate programs, design and evaluate new programs for their discipline, and share their findings.

"Though our department is small compared to other Ph.D. & granting departments in the United States, our size has encouraged versatility and coherence, and our participation places us alongside programs at Columbia, Duke, Indiana, Michigan, Toronto, and Washington University," says Thomas Hahn, professor and director of graduate studies in English. "This study brings important professional interchange and will increase our national profile."

The graduate program in English is organized around three broad-based areas of study: contemporary writing, text and medium, and literature and history. The department currently has approximately 50 students enrolled in its doctoral program and some 15 students working toward master's degrees.

Funding for the project is provided by the Atlantic Philanthropies and the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. The project includes 54 partner departments or allied departments in chemistry, education, English, and mathematics.

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