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Preface
Elizabeth B. Welles
IT GIVES me great pleasure to introduce this special issue of the ADFL Bulletin . The idea of a handbook for chairs grew out of ongoing conversations at ADFL seminars, where each year issues in foreign language study are explored from the unique perspective of the departmental chair. Many papers given at past seminars have been printed in the ADFL Bulletin . In fact, when we thought of adding to this volume an index of Bulletin articles about the chair's role, we discovered we would have had to include a large percentage of what had been written for the Bulletin since it began publication in 1969. Thus we decided instead to print the cumulative index for the last four years rather than wait the usual five years between these indexes. In spite of the number of articles published on this topic, this is the first time in the Bulletin's history that a set of essays has been gathered together to address systematically the rich array of questions involved in departmental leadership. These essays, then, offer views of the major issues written from the points of view of chairs of two-year, four-year, and PhD-granting institutions.
I am grateful to Ann Bugliani, who, recognizing the need for such a resource, volunteered to assume the task of editing the handbook just as she was finishing her term as president of the ADFL Executive Committee. Her unflagging interest and energy have kept project on track and brought it successfully to conclusion. I would also like to recognize John Cross, the former director of the ADFL, with whose encouragement the project took shape. David Goldberg, the ADFL's associate director, attended to both substantive and technical editorial responsibilities. Richard Brod, also of the MLA staff, provided a sensitive sounding board for texts and ideas. All lent their considerable intellects and expertise to the enterprise without stint. And finally let me thank the authors of the collected essays, who generously contributed their time and effort and, most important, the fruits of their own experiences as departmental chairs.
We at the ADFL hope that this issue will prove a useful companion for those starting out as chairs as well as for those who have held the position for some time. It is in the conviction that chairing a foreign language department is a challenging and important job and one of the foundations of the intellectual edifice of the academy that we offer this handbook to the reader.
© 1994 by the Association of Departments of Foreign Languages. All Rights Reserved.
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