Ph.D. in English
The UTSA Ph.D. in English is helping shape the future of the profession with its focus on Latina/os and writing. The Ph.D. Program exists to help fill a void of Latina/o college and university professors and to promote teaching Latina/o literatures and cultural studies, thus addressing the lack of opportunities for minority students to learn to teach, research, and write as college or university faculty members. Its unique nature arises from its structure: all doctoral students are required to take courses in Latina/o Studies and Rhetoric/Composition. All graduates are qualified to teach in Latina/o literatures and cultural studies, rhetoric/composition, as well as their dissertation-area specialty.
Institution:
The University of Texas at San Antonio
Academic Level:
Graduate
Issue Area:
Academic Program
Year:
2011
Designation:
Examples of Excelencia
Designation:
Finalist
Key Personnel:
Reesman, Jeanne
Address:
Department of English, UTSA
Address 2:
One UTSA Circle
City:
San Antonio
State:
TX
Zip:
78249 Website:
Goal/Mission:
The Ph.D. in English Program, which opened in the Fall of 2001, the 4th doctoral program approved for UTSA, fulfills one of the University's core values, which is enrolling and certifying Latina/os with graduate degrees, and, in this case, specially trained in Latina/o Studies.
Outcome:
The UTSA Ph.D. in English is only 10 years old but has a strong record of graduating Latina/o Ph.D. students: of the total 13 doctorates awarded thus far by the program, 54%, were to Latina/o students, and presently 40% of our total of 30 students enrolled are Latina/o. For 2011-2012, 4 students received either a Ford Pre-dissertation Fellowship or honorable mention in one year by a highly competitive forum. The Doctoral Program in English contributes to the mission and strategic directions of our University by emphasizing Latina/o literatures, including the cultural and literary production of U. S.-based Latina/os, strengthens the University's role as a Hispanic-Serving Institution, and fills a need at the local, state, and national levels. We have placed our graduates in tenure-track jobs in Latina/o studies both in Texas and around the country. Our graduates are already having a significant impact on the field through scholarly publications, conference participation and teaching. In early April, there were no less than four of our Ph.D. graduates who are now assistant professors and presenting papers at the NACCS conference in Pasadena, California.
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