Other Ethnic American 2009

Other Ethnic American Literature
'Last updated 12/9 7:11 AM EST

Arizona State University (Indigenous literatures) (10/20)

California State Fullerton (Chicana/o Studies with emphasis in Literature) Due 10/31


 * asked for phone interview (11/7)
 * campus visit (12/2)

California State LA (U.S. multiethnic lit) Due 11/26
 * call to set up phone interview (12/4), (12/5), (12/5)

Colorado @ Boulder Due 10/24
 * request for writing sample (11/19 x6)


 * Question: Online CU jobsite claims that my recs haven't been uploaded, even though they have been snail-mailed to the dept. Anyone else in this situation?
 * Yes. Is anyone *not* in this situation, I wonder? If so, how did you get out of it?


 * Probably no big deal: I imagine they just don't upload the letters to the online system, even if they have them filed. My references tell me they were never emailed by the CU jobs site, so uploading their contact info was just a formality/waste of time.


 * e-mail rejection 11/26 (13)
 * request for writing sample to be sent electronically again; first batch of documents corrupted (12/3)
 * Did more than one person receive this request to resend their writing sample? (12/4) no

Colorado SU Due 11/7


 * acknowledgment of app 11/04


 * e-mail rejection 11/25

Columbia Due 10/31


 * request for writing sample (11/20) (7)


 * For those of you who were asked for writing samples, can I ask what your particular field is (and rank, since it was open rank)?


 * Native American lit, assistant.

Dartmouth (Asian American) Due 11/3


 * Ack. of appl. Oct. 24
 * Addt'l materials requested 12/1 (2)

Dartmouth (Native American Studies) (11/25)

Dominican University Due 11/14


 * Ack. of appl'n email 11/10 (2), 11/19


 * Received email request for MLA interview 11/18 (2)

Eastern Washington University (review to begin immediately) (20th C. Am Lit, emphasis in Native, African-Am, Chicano Lit)
 * Ack of app (12/2)

Gonzaga Due 11/7


 * Ack of app (10/31) (2), (11/11)
 * Scheduled MLA interview (12/2; 2x)

Grinnell College(review to begin Nov. 15 until filled)
 * Ack of app via email ~ Nov. 13

Gustavus Adolphus College (due 11/7)


 * asked for teaching materials (11/26) (5)

Kutztown Due 11/7

Long Island University Due 11/14 - Literatures of the Americas

--May be canceled due to budget cuts--can anyone verify?

Marian Univ (WI) Due 11/15 (American Lit/Multicultural Lit)


 * Acknowledgment of application (11/25, 11/29)

Miami U (Asian American) Due 11/10

- May be canceled due to budget cuts.

- Looks safe now, as they've made other cancellations already.

Oklahoma State University (postcolonial literatures / indigenous literatures) (11/3)


 * Acknowledgment of application (11/25)
 * Phone interview scheduled 11/21

Queens College - CUNY Due 11/20


 * Acknowledgment of application by mail (11/10)

Redlands Due 11/14


 * Acknowledgment of application by mail (11/8) ,(11/17)

Scripps (Asian American) Due 11/5


 * request for writing sample 11/22, ditto 11/26, ditto 11/26 (x2)

Shippensburg Due 11/1


 * Acknowledgement of application by mail 11/4


 * Request for writing sample/dossier 11/19 (2)


 * MLA interview scheduled 12/5

United States Naval Academy Ethnic and Minority other than African-American (11/7)


 * request for dossier/teaching materials/writing sample (11/24)

University of British Columbia (English/Women's Studies/Indigenous Studies) 10/17


 * request for phone interview 12/2 (x2)

University of California, Davis (California Indian Studies) (12/1)

University of Louisiana, Lafayette (review to begin immediately)


 * request for writing sample 11/22 (4)


 * MLA interview scheduled 12/6 (x2)

University of Massachusetts Amherst (Native American Indian Studies) (11/10)
 * Ack mail (12/2, 12/4)


 * request for writing sample 12/8

University of Oklahoma "review of applications will begin immediately"


 * acknowledgment of application by mail 11/6


 * request for writing sample 11/13 (3)


 * scheduled MLA interview 12/4


 * Q: How was interview scheduled (phone or e-mail)? via phone

U Wisconsin-Oshkosh (Asian American/ Latino/a) Due 11/10

University of Oregon, Due 10/31 Department of Ethnic Studies


 * Acknowledgment of application by mail (11/10)

University of South Florida (Latino/a) Due 11/17


 * Acknowledgment of application by mail (11/14)
 * Scheduled MLA interview (12/7 x2)

University of Texas at San Antonio (Native Lit and Culture) (Due 12/1)

University of Utah (Asian American) (due 11/7)

University of Victoria (Indigenous literatures) (due 10/31)

University of Wisconsin-Platteville (Multi-ethnic literature) (Due 12/1)


 * ack. letter 12/8

Virginia Commonwealth University Due 11/13

ack. letter noted that the SC would contact finalists early/mid Dec for MLA interview
 * acknowledgment of app (11/06, 11/17, 12/3)


 * MLA interview scheduled (12/5)

Washington and Lee (Ethnic American Lit and Fiction Writing) (10/31)


 * acknowledgment of app 11/4

Whitman College (Johnston Visiting Prof. Native Am. Lit.) (10/31)

Willamette University (U.S. multiethnic lit) Due 11/1


 * acknowledgment of app 11/10


 * Request for Dossier/Writing Sample/Transcripts (11/18) (5)

West Virginia University (Latino/a Lit.)


 * Does this job actually exist?
 * Received email request for MLA interview (12/4)(3)

I hope so. I applied for it.

Yale Due 11/1