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Nearly everyone associated with the Expository Writing program was surprised to hear that longtime Director Richard C. Marius had resigned. Now it's time for Expos to plan for the future...
...Expos faculty members, the resignation is good news. Marius is, by all accounts, an excellent teacher. His former students are quick to praise; his CUE guide ratings are consistently high. But it became quite apparent this fall that Marius was anything but an excellent administrator. Low morale characterized the Expos faculty under Marius's 16-year reign. Many of his polices--most notably an ill-conceived four-year limit for preceptors--ensured that Expos continually lost some of its best and most popular teachers...
Associate Director of Expository Writing NancySommers had effectively assumed day-to-daydecision making control in Expos, and there havebeen other signs that Marius was on his way out.During a two-and-a-half hour interview with TheCrimson, Marius repeatedly said that he "won't bestaying at Expos forever...
Students have long praised Marius' teachingskills. He won the Levenson Award forundergraduate teaching...
...Marius is an accomplished writer and novelist,most recently of the critically acclaimed Afterthe War. He has authored textbooks on writingas well as a biography of Thomas More. He alsowrites "The Browser," a books column for HarvardMagazine...