Is the Rhetoric & Writing PhD Program well established or fairly recent?
Among the six dozen or so universities with doctorates in rhetoric and composition, Bowling Green has one of the longest-running programs. A listing of programs published a few years ago, for instance, shows that just a few PhD programs in the field were founded earlier than ours was–1980–and that a large number were founded later (for instance, Penn State 4 years later, Ohio State 5, Arizona 9, Illinois 10, Washington 12, and Minnesota 13). Our graduates–about eighty, now–have faculty and administrative positions in colleges and universities across the United States and beyond (see the next question). Our online newsletter Rhetoric & Writing Notes gives a good deal of information about the activities our alumni, especially in Spring issues. Look for Newsletter button on the Rhetoric & Writing Program home page or go here .
