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ENGL 200 concerns discussed

The apparent phase out of VCU’s ENGL 200 writing course was a major topic at the March meeting of Faculty Senate.Vice Provost for Instruction Dr. Joseph Marolla attended the meeting, along with the Dean of the College of Humanities and Sciences, Dr. Robert Holsworth. 

Dr. Marolla explained that VCU is currently offering about 200 sections of ENGL 200 per academic year and that nearly all those sections are taught by adjunct faculty. According to Dr. Marolla, the lack of full-time faculty involvement can be attributed to the fact that many who previously taught ENGL 200 are now teaching the University’s new Focused Inquiry courses in the University College.

“It is problematic to continue in this way – we simply cannot find enough people to teach it,” Dr. Marolla said of ENGL 200.  [full story]

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