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American Studies Programs and Centers Committee
Report from the American Studies Programs Committee 1998
The Committee on American Studies Programs met at the Washington, D.C. convention. They discussed plans for the several sessions at the 1998 annual meeting in Seattle. On is a pre-convention workshop for American Studies program directors on the American Studies graduate degree, which will focus on the results of the ASA National Office-National Research Council studies, as well as on discussion of professional training, placements, and the job market. In addition, the Committee planned a pre-convention workshop for American Studies program directors on American Studies pedagogy. Finally, the Committee planned a session entitled “The Business of American Studies.“
Among the issues the Committee will focus on in 1998-99 is an evaluation of the relevance of the American Studies Crossroads project to American Studies programs. Among the issues they will focus upon is the importance of updating the on-line program directories; providing students interested in going to graduate school in American Studies with more information, formal and informal, on programs and the experiences of current students in them; the possibility of a session at the 1999 convention on the relationship between programs and the Crossroads project; and the need for a place in Crossroads where directors and others can readily find information on commonly-experienced issues such as the introductory and capstone courses, relationships with departments, and the supervision of internships.
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