CONTENTS

From the Editor

Leadership In A Changing Academic Landscape

Bypassing the Traditional Leadership: Who's Minding the Store?
Dorothy James

Ex Cathedra? The Changing Role of the Department Chair
Reed Anderson

The Chair as Mediator: Balancing the New and the Old While the Winds Roar
Elvira García

Demand For New Expertise

Teaching with Technology: What Is at Stake?
Gilberte Furstenberg

Prospects for Significant Teacher Education Reform
Gail Guntermann

The Changing Demographics of the Traditional Student: Making Our Classrooms Relevant for the New Generation
Madeleine Lively

Shifting Enrollment Patterns: A Forum

The Future of Spanish in Academia
Cristina González

Rising Enrollments in Spanish: Crisis Response or Strategic Planning?
H. Jay Siskin and James Mandrell

The Care and Feeding of My “Ten-Thousand-Pound Gorilla”
Malcolm Alan Compitello

Implications of Modern Language Enrollment Patterns in a Small Comprehensive College
Carol Ebersol Klein

“I Speak Spanish to God, Italian to Women, French to Men, and German to My Horse”
Donna M. Wilson

Managing Spanish Enrollments
Mark Riley

Success in the Face of Adversity: The Cafée-Causette
David A. Fein

A Hispanist's View of the Boom in Spanish Enrollments
Daniel Eisenberg

Language Programs at Kutztown University
Mary Theis

Guidelines for Evaluating Computer-Related Work in the Modern Languages

MLA Statement on Computer Support