Release Time for Writing Program Administrators: A Survey
Darsie Bowden
July, 2005

In September 2006, we started a new list and process for collecting data.
See information from more schools, and add to the list @ CompFAQs:
http://comppile.tamucc.edu/wiki/WPA-ProgramSupport/HomePage

Name of Institution

Student Population

Faculty

1st Year Class

Normal Load

Admin. Reduction

Other Compensation

             

University of Akron

22,000

20 TA
55 Adj.

150 sections

3/3

4 per year

 

University of Alabama

20,000

100 TA

 

2/2

1/semester

 

Arizona State University  at Tempe

48,000

6 Prof.
90 Adj.
98 TA

7,200

3/3

1/semester

$6000

California State University, Hayward

13,000

20 TA
20 Adj.

800

3/3/3

1/quarter

 

Calvin College

4,400

5 Adj.
T/T

800

7/year

5/year

 

East Carolina University

23,000

30 TA

 

2/3

2/year

 

Christopher Newport University

4,800

11 Adj.

1,350

3/3

1/semester

 

George Washington University

9,500

5 TA
18 Adj.

2,400

2/2

1/semester

$15,000

Gonzaga University

5,000

Adj.

 

3/3

1 per year

 

Huston-Tillotson College

650

4 Adj.

150

4/4

2/semester

 

Indiana University Purdue University, Fort Wayne

12,000

8-10 TA
30 Cont.

100 sections/term

8/year

One per term

Teaching credit for mentoring

Moravian College

1,600

3-4 Cont.

22/year

3/3

2/2

$250 stipend

$800 travel

Northeastern University

24,000

 

 

2/2/2

2 per year

$7000

Oakland University [Rochester, NY]

16,000

45 Cont.

4000

5/year

One per term

Stipend – equiv to one course

Northern Illinois University

18,000

25 Adj.
65 TA

3,000/term

2/3

3/year

 

University of Miami

12,000

TA

2,200/year

2/2

2/year

Stipend + extra month pay

Purdue University, Calumet

 

9,000

 

 

4/4

2/2

 

University of Southern Alabama

13,000

 

2,000/year

3/3

2/year

 

University of Southern Mississipi

14,000

 

 

3/3

2/year

 

Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi

8,000

10 TA
11 Adj.

 

4/4

4/year

½ time summer appointment

Eastern Michigan University

27,500

25 TA
50 Adj.

7,000

3/3

3/year

 

Niagara University

3,000

7 Adj.

700

4/4

1/semester

 

Tennessee Tech University

9,000

10 TA
12 Adj.

1,350

4/4

2/semester

3/32 extra salary

Troy State University (main campus)

5,000

10 Adj.
20 T/T

1,500

4/4

1/semester

1 course summer

Southern Connecticut State University

12,127

 

 

4/4

2/term

 

University of St. Francis

1,800

13 Adj.

500

4/4

3/year

Higher travel budget

West Chester University

12,000

50 T/T
30 Adj.

4,000

4/4

1/semester

 

University of Wisconsin, Madison

41,000

45 TA

5,500

2/2

3/year