Describes the success of a Georgia Tech course that integrates science and literature by analyzing the division between these "two cultures." Summarizes course organization and content, including section topics; reading materials from science, philosophy, and literature; and basic issues confronted in the course. (MM)

Suggests that successful strategies for retaining faculty lines will vary widely according to local circumstances. Discusses the cases of the University of Oregon and the State University of New York Stony Brook, which suggest that English departments stand to gain if they can demonstrate that adding faculty lines will help overcome the split…

Describes the curriculum of Brown University, a curriculum that honors the Emersonian ideal of individual self-realization while it addresses the challenges of cultural difference. Points out that interdisciplinary exploration and undergraduate research are the key components of Brown's distinctive curriculum. (SLD)

Discusses the "ADE Statement of Good Practice: Teaching, Evaluation, and Scholarship" and the related issue of peer evaluation and the deprivatization of the classroom. Outlines the benefits of peer review of teaching. Argues for increased attention to the documentation of teaching. Appends the "Statement." (HB)