| | '''Sewanee''' (officially, '''"The University of the South"'''') is a national liberal arts university in Sewanee, Tennessee. Admission is highly selective. It was founded in 1857. | | '''Sewanee''' (officially, '''"The University of the South"'''') is a national liberal arts university in Sewanee, Tennessee. Admission is highly selective. It was founded in 1857. |
| − | Sewanee comprised an undergraduate College of Arts and Sciences enrolling 1,400 students, a respected graduate School of Theology of the Episcopal Church with 80 students and an extensive extension and continuing education program. It sponsors an innovative summer master's degree program in English and Creative Writing through the School of Letters that serves 42 students. The Sewanee Writers' Conference is one of the preeminent conferences in the country, attracting nationally-known novelists, poets, and playwrights.<ref>see [http://www.sewaneewriters.org/ Website]</ref> | + | Sewanee comprised an undergraduate College of Arts and Sciences enrolling 1,400 students, a respected graduate School of Theology of the Episcopal Church with 80 students and an extensive extension and continuing education program. It sponsors an innovative summer master's degree program in English and Creative Writing through the School of Letters that serves 42 students. The Sewanee Writers' Conference is one of the preeminent conferences in the country, attracting nationally known novelists, poets, and playwrights.<ref>see [http://www.sewaneewriters.org/ Website]</ref> |
| | With a full-time faculty of 134 professors, the undergraduate college offers 36 majors, 32 minors and 15 special programs, and pre-professional programs in medicine, health, law and business. The University is home to ''The Sewanee Review,'' America's oldest literary quarterly.<ref>see [http://www.sewanee.edu/sewanee_review website]</ref> In 2009 there were 360 graduating seniors and 39 graduates of the School of Theology. Sid Brown, Associate Professor of Religion and chair, Environmental Studies, was recognized by the Society of Sewanee Scholars as the Teacher of the Year for 2008-09. The average salary for full professors in 2008-9 was $96,200; full-time instructors started at $55,000. The president's salary in 2006 was $228,000. | | With a full-time faculty of 134 professors, the undergraduate college offers 36 majors, 32 minors and 15 special programs, and pre-professional programs in medicine, health, law and business. The University is home to ''The Sewanee Review,'' America's oldest literary quarterly.<ref>see [http://www.sewanee.edu/sewanee_review website]</ref> In 2009 there were 360 graduating seniors and 39 graduates of the School of Theology. Sid Brown, Associate Professor of Religion and chair, Environmental Studies, was recognized by the Society of Sewanee Scholars as the Teacher of the Year for 2008-09. The average salary for full professors in 2008-9 was $96,200; full-time instructors started at $55,000. The president's salary in 2006 was $228,000. |