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...sure the University's commitment [to teaching writing] is that strong," says Robinson Professor of Celtic Languages and Literatures Patrick K. Ford '66, a member of the Faculty committee on Expos. "People who teach composition are considered to be second-class citizens, isolated from the rest of the intellectual activity on campus...
...Ford, too, sees no justification for thefour-year rule. He cites an example from hisexperience as director of the University ofCalifornia, Los Angeles' writing program before hecame to Harvard...
...Ford also suggests a realistic pay scale inline with first-year professors for beginningteachers. Starting Expos teachers are paid $25,500a year...
...Ford suggests a set of Faculty "Friends ofExpos" beyond the standing committee, which wouldbring the methodologies of different disciplinesto bear on the program's needs. These professorswould care about Expos, and would lend theirexpertise to the program--as well as incorporatethe program's methods into their own classwork...
...first-round search was conducted within theUniversity and through the Chronicle of HigherEducation, but the process currently underway isfocusing mainly on major research institutionssuch as the Ford, Sloan and Mellon Foundations,Green said...