Several unique opportunities are available for M.A. and Ph.D. students. The most remarkable of these is the opportunity to team-teach with a faculty member in one s area of specialization. This is a rare offering for a public university. The more usual opportunities for Graduate Teaching Assistants to design and teach composition and surveys are also abundant. Other kinds of opportunities are detailed under many of the links at left.
Material conditions are similarly favorable.
We are committed to meeting the financial need of students at all levels. The department fosters career development in a variety of ways, ranging from ongoing individual mentoring to internship opportunities to travel funding. The annual Graduate Student Conference here also provides a forum for student research and draws presenters from graduate programs across the nation. The Department Colloquium extends such activities through the academic year, alternating panel discussions on the state of graduate instruction and the future of the profession with a distinguished lecture series. Speakers for 1999-2000 included Gerald Graff and Stanley Fish.