Baker - Folklore and Folklife Studies in American and Canadian Colleges and Universities

Folklore and Folklife Studies in American and Canadian Colleges and Universities
Author(s): Ronald L. Baker

Source: The Journal of American Folklore , Jan. - Mar., 1986, Vol. 99, No. 391 (Jan. -
Mar., 1986), pp. 50-74
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RONALD L. BAKER
Folklore and Folklife Studies

in American and Canadian
Colleges and Universities
The study offolklore andfolklife continues to grow in North American colleges

and universities. At least 509 American and 19 Canadian institutions offer
folklore courses, generally in English departments, with introductory folklore
being the most popular course. Though the degree in folklore is not common,
programs offering degrees in related disciplines with concentrations or minors in
folklore are steadily increasing. Most academicfolklorists do not hold degrees in
folklore.
THE STUDY OF FOLKLORE AND FOLKLIFE has come a long way since 1940 when
Ralph Steele Boggs conducted the first survey of folklore courses and pro-
grams in the United States and discovered only 23 American colleges and uni-
versities with folklore courses (Boggs 1940:96). Ten years later when Richard
M. Dorson brought the Boggs study up to date, he was able to add 37 insti-
tutions to Boggs's count, for a grand total of 60 American colleges and uni-
versities offering folklore courses in 1950 (Dorson 1950:352-359). In 1958
MacEdward Leach conducted a third survey of folklore studies in the United
States, and in his brief report stated that "76% [about 233] of the 307 institu-
tions replying teach folklore in some form or other" (Leach 1958:10). Appar-
ently "folklore in some form or other" included courses with some folklore
content as well as pure folklore courses, for a 1964 survey by Donald M. Win-
kelman and Ray B. Browne uncovered only 49 American colleges and uni-
versities with folklore courses, although admittedly their report was a "brief
listing of colleges offering folklore courses" (Winkelman and Browne
1964:49). My 1969 survey of folklore studies in the United States found 170
institutions with folklore courses (Baker 1971:225), and my 1977 survey re-
ported 404 American colleges and universities with folklore courses (Baker
1978:794).
Funded by the American Folklife Center of the Library of Congress and co-
sponsored by the American Folklife Center and the American Folklore Soci-
ety, the present survey of folklore and folklife studies is the most comprehen-
Ronald L. Baker is Chairperson and Professor of English

Indiana State University, Terre Haute, Indiana 47809

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AMERICAN AND CANADIAN COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES 51
sive one to date, for this survey, unlike earlier ones, includes Canada,
questionnaires were more widely disseminated. Questionnaires wer
to 2887 chairs of English departments in the United States and Canad
chairs of anthropology departments in the United States and Canada,
rectors of language and area programs in the United States, 363 ethn
cologists in the United States and Canada, 242 directors of American
programs in the United States, 232 directors of ethnic studies program
United States, and 12 chairs of folklore programs in the United State
Canada. Around 25% of the 4527 questionnaires mailed were returned
questionnaires were mailed to and received from more than one depa
program, and/or individual at a number of institutions, the significan
is that questionnaires were received from 972 institutions, or from 34%
institutions receiving questionnaires.
Of the institutions responding, 395 (376 in the United States and 19
ada) reported that they offer at least one folklore course, and 577 repo
they do not have a folklore course. Thus, 41% of the institutions res
to the questionnaire offer folklore courses. Catalogs of American colle
universities reporting folklore in the 1977 survey but not respondin
current questionnaire also were checked, and an additional 133 institu
were added to the current list of schools offering folklore courses (Ap
III). In all, at least 509 American colleges and universities offer at lea
course in folklore, up 26% since the last survey in 1977. No Canadian
tutions were added to the 19 Canadian colleges and universities reporti
lore courses. Of course, since many questionnaires were not retur
many college catalogs were not current or available, the present surv
the earlier ones, is merely representative of the status of folklore and
studies at this time and is not an exhaustive survey.
As one might expect, public institutions, doctoral-granting instituti
large institutions are more likely to offer folklore courses than privat
tutions, two-year institutions, and small institutions. Of the public i
tions responding to the questionnaire, 46% offer folklore courses, bu
33% of the private institutions responding have folklore courses. Wh
of the Ph.D.-granting institutions responding offer folklore and 49%
M.A.-granting institutions offer folklore, only 32% of the B.A.-gran
stitutions and 18% of the two-year institutions have folklore courses. J
80% of the schools with enrollments of over 20,000, 70% of the scho
enrollments between 10,000 and 20,000 and 53% of the schools with e
ments between 5000 and 10,000 offer folklore courses; only 33% of th
with enrollments between 2500 and 5000, 35% of the schools with enro
between 1000 and 5000, and 18% of the schools with enrollments und
have folklore courses.
Most colleges and universities that do not offer folklore courses report that
they have no plans to offer folkore for a variety of reasons. The feeling at sev-
eral two-year colleges is that the study of folklore is too specialized, and folk-
lore courses will not readily transfer to four-year institutions, as the following

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comment from a two-year college indicates: "Because such courses are o

difficult to transfer, we do not plan to institute any. However, we do rec
their value." Some schools cite budgetary constraints and declining
ments as reasons for not offering folklore courses. Typical comments ar
No plans at this time; monies not available for new courses.

We are in the process of retrenchment.
It [folklore] is a fascinating subject .. .but to support a course with declining enrollme
shrinking budgets is another matter.
A few institutions claim they are either too small or too specialized to
folklore courses. Representative responses illustrating these notions are:
We are a small university and can't do everything.

We are a small liberal arts college, and though folklore seems ideal, our schedule has n
for it now.
Because of the special nature of our college-we help prepare future Roman Catholic
we don't have room in our liberal-arts curriculum for whole folklore courses.
We are a technical two-year school. We have no plans to develop programs dealing with folk-
lore and/or folklife.
Most of our students [at a small community college] are interested in training which will lead
directly to a remunerative position.
Some schools report that lack of student interest or shortage of faculty pre-
vents them from offering folklore courses. For example, fairly common re-
plies are:
We do have a folklore class listed in our catalog, but it has been taught only once in the last
five years because of little student interest and insufficient faculty.
We offered a [folklore] course a few years ago . . . only a very small number of students en-
rolled. We have been hesitant to try again.
We had a folklorist on the faculty for a number of years (he retired a few years ago) and there
appears to be no desire to replace him.
We had one course-it was introductory, and popular. But we dropped [it] for lack of person-
nel.
Most of the problems impeding the development of folklore at institutions

without folklore courses are not unique to folklore studies but are shared with
other liberal arts disciplines, as the following responses suggest:
We are struggling to maintain a basic liberal arts core curriculum in the face of declining en-
rollments and budgets.
No plans for a folklore course-in fact the fate of the American Studies Program is precarious
because of the sharp decline in majors.
We only barely succeed in offering the minimal array of standard courses in English and Amer-
ican literature.
Trying to keep the anthropology-sociology program.

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All is not bleak for the development and/or expansion of folklore c

and programs, as several institutions without folklore courses are cons
introducing them. The following representative remarks, though, sh
all institutions are not equally committed to the development of
courses:
Are in the process of developing folklore courses within the department.

We have an instructor on leave working toward a Ph.D. in folklore. Therefore, in abo
years, we do plan to develop courses in that area.
We should like to hire someone with a solid background/interest in folklore and offer
courses in that area from time to time.
In the near future we may have a course on USA folk cultural geography....
At present we do not have any plans for such courses. However, your questionnaire le
to think that it would be a good idea.
Colleges and universities currently offering folklore courses are mo

thusiastic about developing programs and expanding course offerings.
for the development and expansion of folklore at schools with folklor
grams and courses involve a variety of emphases and alliances at all lev
higher education, as the following comments indicate:
Folklore is being introduced in our teacher preparation programs.

We are in the process of organizing, over the next two years, a probable concentration
lore that will probably be within Anthropology and/or American Studies.
We have been developing an undergraduate minor in folklore and folklife.
We are hiring a second folklorist in the Anthropology Department and anticipate s
pansion in course offerings.
It is our hope to expand our program in the areas of applied folklore, especially publi
and museum studies.
We are planning to institute a major [at the undergraduate level] in the next few years.
We now have a concentration in folklore at the undergraduate level; we plan to structure our
graduate program [in English] to permit a concentration also.
Plans are currently underway to develop an [undergraduate] interdisciplinary major program
in traditional arts.
Plans are now being made to create a folklore/popular culture component in the American
Studies Program.
We will be planning for new courses in folklore as it is manifested in material culture of Amer-
ica.
Possible development of a master's degree program within the English Department.

[Ph.D. program] pending within next five years perhaps . . . we are in the process of expand-
ing the program both in terms of direction and curriculum.
There are several formal folklore programs with degrees in folklore or degrees
in a related area (notably English, anthropology, and American studies) with
strong concentrations in folklore (Appendix I), but the degree in folklore is
still not common in the United States and Canada. Since the last survey, only
one degree-granting folklore program has been discontinued, the M.A. in folk

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culture at the State University of New York College at Oneonta in conj

tion with the New York State Historical Association at Cooperstow
Ph.D. in folklore is offered at the University of California at Los Ange
Indiana University, Universite Laval, Memorial University of Newf
land, and the University of Pennsylvania. The Ph.D. in anthropology or
lish with a solid concentration in folklore may be taken at the Univers
Texas at Austin and the University of Oregon. The State University of
York at Buffalo offers a Ph.D. in English with a concentration in folklor
mythology. George Washington University grants a Ph.D. in American
ies with a strong concentration in folklife. At most of these universities, as w
as at some others, notably the University of North Carolina at Chapel
Ph.D. minor in folklore also is offered.
The M.A. degree in folklore is slightly more popular than the Ph.D. degree.
Master's degrees in folklore are offered at the University of California at
Berkeley, the University of California at Los Angeles, Duquesne University,
Indiana University, Universite Laval, Memorial University of Newfound-
land, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the University of Penn-
sylvania, and Western Kentucky University. George Washington University
offers an M.A. in American studies or anthropology with a concentration in
folklore; the University of Texas at Austin grants an M.A. in English or an-
thropology with a concentration in folklore; and Utah State University offers
an M.A. in American studies with a concentration in folklore. Only Harvard
University, Indiana University, Universite Laval, Memorial University of
Newfoundland, and Pitzer College offer the B.A. degree in folklore; however,
undergraduate students at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
may elect an interdisciplinary degree with an area in folklore, undergraduates
at the University of Texas at Austin may take a special concentration in folk-
lore, and undergraduates at Utah State may earn a degree in American Studies
with a concentration in folklore.
At all degree levels, folklore minors and concentrations are the most popular
kinds of folklore programs in North America: at least 80 institutions offer ma-
jors in other disciplines that permit either a folklore minor or concentration
(Appendix II). These growing programs range from formal curricula appear-
ing in college catalogs to informal concentrations that students may elect by
taking a cluster of folklore courses.
As in past surveys, more folklore courses are offered in English departments
than in any other departments or programs. Of the institutions reporting folk-
lore courses in the present survey, 58% offer folklore in English departments,
32% in anthropology, 13% in American studies, 8% in music or ethnomusi-
cology, 6% in folklore, 4% in ethnic studies, 3% in history, 2.5% in regional
studies, 2% in sociology, 1.5% in foreign languages and literatures, 1% in
religion, and 1% in popular culture. Fewer than 1% of the reporting institu-
tions report folklore courses in the following departments or programs: ar-
chitecture, art, communication or speech, community and regional planning,
comparative literature, continuing education, dance, economics, education,

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geography, health care, humanities, intercultural studies, interdisci

studies, library science, linguistics, performance studies, physical ed
and women's studies. At a number of institutions, folklore courses
listed in two or more departments or offered in more than one depar
the last survey, 71% of the institutions reporting folklore courses lis
in English departments, 19% in anthropology departments, and 5%
ican studies programs (Baker 1978:794); so the percentage of institut
fering folklore courses in English departments seems to be decreasin
percentages of institutions offering folklore courses in anthrop
American studies appear to be increasing. More than anything else,
these changes in percentages probably reflect the simple fact that ar
more questionnaires, including far more to anthropology departmen
American studies programs, were mailed in this survey than in the 1
vey.
Although the percentage of folklore courses in social science depar
mainly in anthropology, is significant and seems to be increasing si
1977 survey, apparently folklore still is considered a humanistic dis
most institutions. Of the institutions responding to the question "In
or areas are folklore/folklife courses offered for general education
your institution?"-78% checked humanities, 28% checked arts,
checked social sciences. As these percentages indicate, a number of in
offer folklore for general education credit in more than one area.
The introductory folklore course remains the most popular folklo
offered in American colleges and universities. In the United States, t
ductory and American folklore courses seem to be holding their own
American and ethnic American folklore courses are gaining in popula
the ballad course, once the most popular folklore course in the Unit
(Boggs 1940:97) and as late as 1969 second only to the introductory
course in popularity (Baker 1971:225), continues to lose ground
1978:796-797). The kinds of folklore courses offered by American col
universities, in order of popularity and with the percentages of instit
fering them, are introductory folklore (50%), American folklore (2
gional American folklore (15%), ethnic American folklore (14%
courses in folklore (12%), folk music/ethnomusicology (12%), pro
tive (9%), folklore and literary relations (8%), ballad and folksong (7
thology (7%), material culture (7%), folklore of European countr
folk religion (3%), folklore theory (3%), urban/modern folklore (2%
medicine (2%), and field work (1%). Introductory folklore is offered
of the reporting Canadian institutions, but the other kinds of folklo
offered at Canadian institutions do not appear with enough frequency
ulate.
The present survey solicited for the first time information about the tr
of teachers of folklore at American and Canadian colleges and univers
one would expect, since folklore courses are taught in a number of
ments and programs, the areas of specialization of academic folkloris

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great deal. Teachers of folklore at the institutions responding to the

naire generally hold doctorates. In the United States, 81% of the te
folklore hold the Ph.D. degree, 17% hold the M.A. degree, and
mainly at two-year colleges, hold the B.A. degree. Also, as one mig
since most folklore courses are offered in English departments, mor
teachers have degrees in English than in any other discipline. Of th
teachers at American institutions returning questionnaires, 37% ha
in English, 16% in anthropology, 14% in folklore, 7% in ethnomusi
music, 6% in foreign languages and literatures or area studies, 5% in
studies, 3% in history, 2% in sociology, 1% in art, 1% in linguistics
religion, 1% in education, and 6% in other disciplines. Since only 19
colleges and universities reported offering folklore courses, the sam
small to be meaningful; however, it appears that in Canada a teache
lore more likely has been trained in anthropology than in Engli
seems that the percentage of folklore teachers holding degrees in f
slightly smaller in Canada than it is in the United States.
American colleges and universities responding to the questionnaire
87 teachers of folklore with degrees in folklore, with 78 holding t
degree and 9 holding the M.A. degree. Indiana University award
the Ph.D. degrees in folklore, the University of Pennsylvania award
the University of Texas at Austin awarded 5%, and the University
fornia at Los Angeles awarded 2%. Indiana University and the Univ
California at Berkeley each awarded a third of the M.A. degrees in
and the University of Pennsylvania, the University of California a
geles, and Western Kentucky University shared equally in awarding
third of the master's degrees.
The present survey, I am pleased to report, shows that folklore co
grow as an academic discipline in North American colleges and univ
More institutions of higher learning report degrees, concentra
courses in folklore and folklife in this survey than in any of the pre
veys. We still have a long way to go to reach Dorson's goal of a fac
ber with a Ph.D. in folklore teaching folklore courses at every maj
sity and liberal arts college (Dorson 1972:296, 304); but, on the other
have moved a long way from the scant offerings in folklore that B
ported in 1940.
Appendix I
Degree-Granting Folklore Programs in the United States and Canada
California at Berkeley, University of; Berkeley, CA 94720

Masters Program in Folklore
Department of Anthropology
M.A. in folklore
415/642-2092

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California at Los Angeles, University of; Los Angeles, CA 90024

Interdepartmental Program in Folklore and Mythology
M.A., Ph.D. in folklore and mythology
213/825-3962
Duquesne University; Pittsburgh, PA 15219

Tamburitzans Institute of Folk Arts
School of Music
M.A. in folk arts
412/434-5185
George Washington University; Washington, D.C. 20052

Folklife Program
American Studies Program/Department of Anthropology
M.A. in American Studies or Anthropology with concentration in folklife
Ph.D. in American Studies with concentration in folklife
202/676-7244
Harvard University; Cambridge, MA 02138

Committee on Degrees in Folklore and Mythology
B.A. in folklore and mythology
617/495-4788
Indiana University at Bloomington; Bloomington, IN 47405

Folklore Institute
B.A., M.A., Ph.D. in folklore

812/335-1027
Laval, Universite; Quebec, P.Q. G1K 7P4

Programmes d'Arts et Traditions Populaires
Departement d'Histoire
B.A., M.A., Ph.D. in arts et traditions populaires
418/656-7099
Memorial University of Newfoundland; St. Johns, Nfld. A1C 5S7

Department of Folklore
B.A., M.A., Ph.D. in folklore
709/737-8402
New York at Buffalo, State University of; Buffalo, NY 14260

Program in Folklore, Mythology, and Film Studies
Department of English
M.A., Ph.D. in English, and M.A. in Humanities with
concentration or minor in folklore.
716/636-2560
North Carolina at Chapel Hill, University of; Chapel Hill, NC 27514

Curriculum in Folklore
B.A. (interdisciplinary degree), M.A. in folklore, Ph.D. minor in folklore.

919/962-4065

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Oregon, University of; Eugene, OR 97403

Program in Folklore and Ethnic Studies
Department of English
M.A., Ph.D. in Anthropology or English with a concentration in folklore
503/343-7168
Pennsylvania, University of; Philadelphia, PA 19104

Department of Folklore and Folklife
M.A., Ph.D. in folklore and folklife
215/898-7352
Pitzer College; Claremont, CA 91711

Folklore Concentration
B.A. in folklore
714/621-8000, ext. 3768
Texas, University of; Austin, TX 78712

Center for Intercultural Studies in Folklore and Ethnomusicology
B.A. (special concentration), M.A., Ph.D. in English or Anthropology
with a concentration in folklore
512/471-1288
Utah State University; Logan, UT 84322

Folklore Program
Department of English/Department of History
B.A., M.A. in American Studies with a concentration in folklore
801/750-2728
Western Kentucky University; Bowling Green, KY 42101

Programs in Folk Studies
Department of Modern Languages and Intercultural Studies
B.A. minor in folk studies; M.A. in folk studies
502/745-2401
Appendix II
Folklore Minors and Concentrations in the United States and Canada
Abilene Christian University; Abilene, TX 79699

M.A. in English with a concentration in folklore.
Alaska, University of; Fairbanks, AK 99701
B.A., M.A. minor in folklore; M.A. in Anthropology, English, or Ethnomusicology with a
concentration in folklore.
Amherst College; Amherst, MA 01002

B.A. in American Studies, Anthropology, Black Studies, Ethnomusicology, or Religion with
a concentration in folklore.

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Appalachian State University; Boone, NC 28608

B.A., M.A. in Appalachian Studies or English with a concentration in folklore.
Arizona, University of; Tucson, AZ 85721
Ph.D. in English with a concentration in folklore.
Arizona State University; Tempe, AZ 85287
M.A. in Comparative Literature or English with a concentration in folklore; Ph.D.
ican studies with a concentration in folklore.
Arkansas College; Batesville, AR 72501

Folklore is part of the undergraduate Regional Studies Curriculum in the Humanities Pro-
gram.
Bowling Green State University; Bowling Green, OH 43403

M.A. in Popular Culture with a concentration in folklore.
Brandeis University; Waltham, MA 02254
B.A. interdisciplinary "independent concentration" in folklore.
Brooklyn College, CUNY; Brooklyn, NY 11210
B.A. in American Studies with a concentration in folklore.
California at Davis, University of; Davis, CA 95616

M. A., Ph.D. in American Studies, Anthropology, Comparative Literature, English, or Span-
ish with a concentration in folklore.
California at Riverside, University of; Riverside, CA 92521

B.A., M.A., Ph.D. in Anthropology with a concentration in folklore.
California State University, Long Beach; Long Beach, CA 90840
B.A., M.A. in Comparative Literature with a concentration in folklore.
Carleton College; Northfield, MN 55057
Carleton University; Ottawa, Ont. K1S 5B6

B.A., M.A. minor in folklore; M.A. in Anthropology or Canadian Studies with a concentra-
tion in folklore.
Colorado College; Colorado Springs, CO 80903

B.A. in Anthropology, English, or Ethnomusicology with a concentration in folklore.
Colorado State University; Ft. Collins, CO 80523
B.A. interdisciplinary concentration, similar to a minor, in folklore.
Columbia University; New York, NY 10027
M.A., Ph.D. in Uralic Studies with a concentration in folklore.
Concord College; Athens, WV 24712

Folklore is part of the undergraduate minor in Appalachian Studies in the Division of Social
Sciences.
Cornell University; Ithaca, NY 14853

B.A., M.A., Ph.D. in Anthropology or Ethnomusicology with a concentration in folklore.
Dartmouth College; Hanover, NH 03755
B.A. in Ethnomusicology with a concentration in folklore.
Eckerd College; St. Petersburg, FL 33705

B.A. in Anthropology with a concentration in folklore.
Emporia State University; Emporia, KS 66801

Folklore is part of an undergraduate program in Great Plains Studies.

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Evergreen State College; Olympia, WA 98505

B.A. in several disciplines (including American Studies, Anthropology, English
musicology) with a concentration in folklore. Programs and courses change yearl
Florida State University; Tallahassee, FL 32306
Ph.D. in English with minor in folklore; Ph.D. in Ethnomusicology with a conc
folklore.
George Mason University; Fairfax, VA 22030

Georgetown University; Washington, D.C. 20057

B.A. in American Studies or Interdisciplinary Studies with a concentration in folklore.
Georgia State University; Atlanta, GA 30303
B.A. in English with a concentration in folklore; B.A. minor in folklore in the Department of
English.
Hawaii at Hilo, University of; Hilo, HI 96720
Folklore is part of the B.A. program in Hawaiian Studies in the Humanities Division.
Hawaii at Manoa, University of; Honolulu, HI 96822
B.A. in Dance Ethnology; M.A. in Asian Studies, Music, or Pacific Island Studies with an
emphasis in Dance Ethnology.
Hobart and William Smith Colleges; Geneva, NY 14456
B.A. in Anthropology or English with a concentration in folklore.
Hunter College, CUNY; New York, NY 10021
M.A., Ph.D. in Ethnomusicology with a concentration in folklore.
Illinois, University of; Urbana IL 61801

B.A., M.A., Ph.D. in Anthropology with a concentration in verbal art and performance or
folklore. Through Individual Programs of study, a student can create an interdisciplinary un-
dergraduate major or minor in folklore.
Indiana State University; Terre Haute, IN 47809

B.A. minor in folklore in the Department of English.
James Madison University; Harrisonburg, VA 22807

Kansas, University of; Lawrence, KS 66045

B.A., M.A., Ph.D. in American Studies with a concentration in folklore.
Kent State University; Kent, OH 44240

M.A., Ph.D. in Ethnomusicology with a concentration in folklore.
Kentucky, University of; Lexington, KY 40506

B.A. in English with a concentration in folklore.
Lord Fairfax Community College; Middletown, VA 22645

A.A. in Liberal Arts with a concentration in folklore.
Louisiana State University; Baton Rouge, LA 70806

B.A. in Anthropology with a concentration in folklore; Ph.D. in English with a concentration
in folklore.
Maine at Orono, University of; Orono, ME 04469

B.A. in Anthropology with a concentration in folklore; M.A. in Anthropology or Liberal
Studies with a concentration in folklore.

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Memphis State University; Memphis, TN 38152

B.A. in Anthropology with a concentration in folklore; M.A., Ph.D. in Ethnomu
with a concentration in folklore.
Middle Tennessee State University; Murfreesboro, TN 37132

M.A., Ph.D. in English with a concentration in folklore.
Nebraska, University of; Lincoln, NE 68588
M.A., Ph.D. in English with a concentration in folklore.
New Mexico, University of; Albuquerque, NM 87131
Ph. D. in American Studies with a concentration in folklore.
New Orleans, University of; New Orleans, LA 70148

New York at Albany, State University of; Albany, NY 12222
M.A., Ph.D. in Anthropology with a concentration in folklore.
New York at Binghamton, State University of; Binghamton, NY 13901
New York College at Buffalo, State University of; Buffalo, NY 14222
M.A. in English with a concentration in folklore.
New York College at Fredonia, State University of; Fredonia, NY 14063
B. A. in American Studies or English with a concentration in folklore.
New York College at New Paltz, State University of; New Paltz, NY 12561
Folklore is part of an undergraduate minor in Regional Studies.
New York College at Potsdam, State University of; Potsdam, NY 13676
New York University; New York, NY 10003
M.A. in Art and Art Education with a concentration in American folk art; M.A., Ph.D. in
Performance Studies with a concentration in folk and popular performance.
Northern Arizona University; Flagstaff, AZ 86011
Oakland University; Rochester, MI 48063
Undergraduate concentration in folklore and popular culture may be taken with any major.
Oberlin College; Oberlin, OH 44074
B.A. in English with a concentration in folklore; a student may design an undergraduate In-
dividual Major in folklore.
Oglala Lakota College; Kyle, SD 57752

Folklore is part of an Associate of Arts degree program in the Lakota Studies Department.
Ohio State University; Columbus, OH 43210
Ph.D. in English with a concentration in folklore.
Pennsylvania State University; University Park, PA 16802
M.A. and Ph.D. in Comparative Literature with a concentration in folklore.
Pennsylvania State University-Capitol Campus; Middletown, PA 17057
B.A., M.A. in American Studies or Humanities with a concentration in folklore.
Plymouth State College; Plymouth, NH 03264
Undergraduate interdisciplinary minor in folklore.
Radford University; Radford, VA 24142
Folklore is part of an undergraduate concentration and minor in the Appalachian Studies Pro-
gram.

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Rhode Island College; Providence, RI 02908

B.A. in Anthropology with a concentration in folklore; B.A. Independent Concen
folklore.
Rutgers University; New Brunswick, NJ 08903

Saint Joseph College; West Hartford, CT 06117

M.A. in American Studies or English with a concentration in folklore.
Salem College; Salem, WV 26426

B.A. in the Heritage Arts Program (Outdoor Museum Services) with courses in folklife; M.A.
in Education with a concentration in Appalachian Folklife.
Southern California, University of; Los Angeles, CA 90089

Tennessee, University of; Knoxville, TN 37996

B.A. in Cultural Studies with a concentration in folklore; B.A. minor in folklore; M.A., Ph.D.
in Anthropology with a concentration in folklore.
Texas Tech University; Lubbock, TX 79409

M.A. minor in folklore; M.A., Ph.D. in English with a concentration in folklore.
Toledo, University of; Toledo, OH 43606

Tulane University; New Orleans, LA 70118

B.A., M.A., Ph.D. in Anthropology with a concentration in folklore.
Utah, University of; Salt Lake City, UT 84112

B.A., M.A. in English with a concentration in folklore.
Virginia, University of; Charlottesville, VA 22903

B.A., M.A., Ph.D. in Anthropology or English with a concentration in folklore; Ph.D. minor
in folklore in English education program.
Warren Wilson College; Swannanoa, NC 28778

Folklore is part of a concentration in Appalachian Studies in the Department of Sociology,
Anthropology, and Social Work.
Washington, University of; Seattle, WA 98195

A Folklore Research Group promotes interdisciplinary study and research among faculty
members in fifteen departments offering folklore courses. Although there is no formal folklore
curriculum, undergraduate and graduate students majoring in related areas can develop a con-
centration in folklore because of the wide variety of folklore courses offered throughout the
university.
Washington State University; Pullman, WA 99164

B.A., M.A. in American Studies, Anthropology, or History with a concentration in folklore.
Wayne State University; Detroit, MI 48202

B.A. minor in folklore; M.A., Ph.D. in English with a concentration in folklore.
Wisconsin, University of; Madison, WI 53706

Four core courses in the Folklore Program provide students in related areas with a concentra-
tion in comparative folklore.
Wooster, College of; Wooster, OH 44691

B.A. in Black Studies, English, or Music with a concentration in folklore.

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Appendix III
American and Canadian Colleges and Universities

Offering Folklore Courses
Abilene Christian University; Abilene, TX 79699

Alabama, University of; University, AL 35486
Alabama in Birmingham, University of; Birmingham, AL 35294
Alabama in Huntsville, University of; Huntsville, AL 35899
Alaska, University of; Fairbanks, AK 99701
Alaska Pacific University; Anchorage, AK 99508
Alberta, University of; Edmonton, Alta. T6G 2E1
Alderson-Broaddus College; Philippi, WV 26416
Allegheny College; Meadville, PA 16335
American Samoa Community College; Pago Pago, American Samoa 96799
American University; Washington, D.C. 20016
Amherst College; Amherst, MA 01002
Angelo State University; San Angelo, TX 76909
Anne Arundel Community College; Arnold, MD 21012
Antelope Valley College; Lancaster, CA 93534
Appalachian State University; Boone, NC 28608
Arizona, University of; Tucson, AZ 85721
Arizona State University; Tempe, AZ 85287
Arkansas, University of; Fayetteville, AR 72701
Arkansas College; Batesville, AR 72501
Arkansas State University; State University, AR 72467
Arkansas Technical University; Russellville, AR 72801
Auburn University; Auburn, AL 36849
Augustana College; Rock Island, IL 61201
Ball State University; Muncie, IN 47306

Barnard College; New York, NY 10027
Bates College; Lewiston, ME 04240
Baylor University; Waco, TX 76798
Beaufort County Community College; Washington, NC 27889
Beloit College; Beloit, WI 53511
Bemidji State College; Bemidji, MN 56601
Berea College; Berea, KY 40404
Biola University; La Mirada, CA 90639
Black Hills State College; Spearfish, SD 57783
Bloomsburg University; Bloomsburg, PA 17815
Boise State University; Boise, ID 83725
Boston College; Chestnut Hill, MA 02167
Boston University; Boston, MA 02215
Bowdoin College; Brunswick, ME 04011
Bowling Green State University; Bowling Green, OH 43403
Bradford College; Bradford, MA 01830
Brandeis University; Waltham, MA 02254
Briar Cliff College; Sioux City, IA 51104

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Bridgewater College; Bridgewater, VA 22812

Brigham Young University; Provo, UT 84602
Brooklyn College; Brooklyn, NY 11210
Brown University; Providence, RI 02912
Bucknell University; Lewisburg, PA 17837
Cabrini College; Radnor, PA 19087

California, Berkeley, University of; Berkeley, CA 94720
California, Davis, University of; Davis, CA 95616
California, Irvine, University of; Irvine, CA 92717
California, Los Angeles, University of; Los Angeles, CA 90024
California, Riverside, University of; Riverside, CA 92521
California, San Diego, University of; LaJolla, CA 92093
California, Santa Barbara, University of; Santa Barbara, CA 93106
California, Santa Cruz, University of; Santa Cruz, CA 95064
California State College, Bakersfield; Bakersfield, CA 93311
California State College, San Bernardino; San Bernardino, CA 92407
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Pomona, CA 91768
California State University, Chico; Chico, CA 95929
California State University, Dominguez Hills; Carson, CA 90747
California State University, Fresno; Fresno, CA 93740
California State University, Fullerton; Fullerton, CA 92634
California State University, Hayward; Hayward, CA 94542
California State University, Long Beach; Long Beach, CA 90840
California State University, Los Angeles; Los Angeles, CA 90032
California State University, Northridge; Northridge, CA 91330
California State University, Sacramento; Sacramento, CA 95819
Campbellsville College; Campbellsville, KY 42718
Canyons, College of the; Valencia, CA 91355
Cape Breton, College of; Sydney, N.S. B1P 6L2
Capital University; Columbus, OH 43209
Cardinal Stritch College; Milwaukee, WI 53217
Carleton College; Northfield, MN 55057
Carleton University; Ottawa, Ont. K1S 5B6
Carthage College; Kenosha, WI 53141
Castleton State College; Castleton, VT 05735
Cayuga Community College; Auburn, NY 13021
Central Arkansas, University of; Conway, AR 72032
Central Michigan University; Mt. Pleasant, MI 48859
Central Piedmont Community College; Charlotte, NC 28235
Central Washington University; Ellensburg, WA 98926
Central Wesleyan College; Central, SC 29630
Chabot College; Hayward, CA 94545
Chaffey College; Alta Loma, CA 91701
Chicago, University of; Chicago, IL 60637
Cincinnati, University of; Cincinnati, OH 45221
Citrus Community College; Glendora, CA 91740
Clark College; Atlanta, GA 30314
Clemson University; Clemson, SC 29631

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Clinch Valley College of U. Va.; Wise, VA 24293

Cochise College; Douglas, AZ 85607
Colby College; Waterville, ME 04901
Colby-Sawyer College; New London, NH 03257
Colgate University; Hamilton, NY 13346
Colorado, University of; Boulder, CO 80309
Colorado College; Colorado Springs, CO 80903
Colorado State University; Fort Collins, CO 80523
Columbia College; Columbia, MO 65201
Columbia University; New York, NY 10027
Concord College; Athens, WV 24712
Concordia College; Moorhead, MN 56560
Connecticut College; New London, CT 06320
Converse College; Spartanburg, SC 29301
Coppin State College; Baltimore, MD 21216
Cornell University; Ithaca, NY 14853
Corpus Christi State University; Corpus Christi, TX 78412
Creighton University; Omaha, NE 68178
Cuesta College; San Louis Obispo, CA 93403
Dallas, University of; Irving, TX 75061

Dartmouth College; Hanover, NH 03755
Davidson College; Davidson, NC 28036
Dayton, University of; Dayton, OH 45469
Delaware, University of; Newark, DE 19711
Denison University; Granville, OH 43023
DePaul University; Chicago, IL 60614
DePauw University; Greencastle, IN 46135
Detroit, University of; Detroit, MI 48221
Dickinson State College; Dickinson, ND 58601
Dixie College; St. George, UT 84770
Drake University; Des Moines, IA 50311
Drew University; Madison, NJ 07940
Duke University; Durham, NC 27706
Duquesne University; Pittsburgh, PA 15282
East Carolina University; Greenville, NC 27834

East Central Oklahoma State University; Ada, OK 74820
Eastern College; St. Davids, PA 19087
Eastern Connecticut State University; Willimantic, CT 06226
Eastern Michigan University; Ypsilanti, MI 48197
Eastern New Mexico University; Portales, NM 88130
Eastern Oregon State College; La Grande, OR 97850
Eastern Washington University; Cheney, WA 99004
Eastman School of Music; Rochester, NY 14627
East Stroudsburg University; East Stroudsburg, PA 18301
East Tennessee State University; Johnson City, TN 37614
East Texas State University; Commerce, TX 75428
East Texas State U. at Texarkana; Texarkana, TX 75503

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Eckerd College; St. Petersburg, FL 33733

Edgecombe Technical College; Tarboro, NC 27886
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania; Edinboro, PA 16444
Emporia State University; Emporia, KS 66801
Evergreen State College, The; Olympia, WA 98505
Fairleigh Dickinson University; Rutherford, NJ 07070

Fairleigh Dickinson University, Teaneck Campus; Teaneck, NJ 07666
Fairmont State College; Fairmont, WV 26554
Ferrum College; Ferrum, VA 24088
Firelands College of Bowling Green St. U.; Huron, OH 44839
Florida, University of; Gainesville, FL 32611
Florida A&M University; Tallahassee, FL 32307
Florida International University; Miami, FL 33199
Florida State University; Tallahassee, FL 32306
Fort Hays State University; Hays, KS 67601
Fort Lewis College; Durango, CO 81301
Framingham State College; Framingham, MA 01701
Fulton-Montgomery Community College; Johnstown, NY 12095
Gardner-Webb College; Boiling Springs, NC 28017

George Mason University; Fairfax, VA 22030
Georgetown University; Washington, D.C. 20057
George Washington University, The; Washington, D.C. 20052
Georgia, University of; Athens, GA 30602
Georgia State University; Atlanta, GA 30303
Glassboro State College; Glassboro, NJ 08028
Goddard College; Marlboro, VT 05667
Gonzaga University; Spokane, WA 99258
Goshen College; Goshen, IN 46526
Grand Valley State Colleges; Allendale, MI 49401
Gratz College; Philadelphia, PA 19141
Greenfield Community College; Greenfield, MA 01301
Grove City College; Grove City, PA 16127
Guam, University of; Mangilao, Guam 96910
Guilford Technical Community College; Jamestown, NC 27282
Gustavus Adolphus College; St. Peter, MN 56082
Hardin-Simmons University; Abilene, TX 79698

Hartford, University of; West Hartford, CT 06117
Hartwick College; Oneonta, NY 13820
Harvard University; Cambridge, MA 02138
Hawaii at Hilo, University of; Hilo, HI 96720
Hawaii at Manoa, University of; Honolulu, HI 96822
Henderson State University; Arkadelphia, AR 71923
Herbert H. Lehman College; Bronx, NY 10468
Hiedelberg College; Tiffin, OH 44883
Hiwassee College; Madisonville, TN 37354
Hobart and William Smith Colleges; Geneva, NY 14456

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Hofstra University; Hempstead, NY 11550

Hollins College; Roanoke, VA 24020
Hood College; Frederick, MD 21701
Houston, University of; Houston, TX 77004
Houston, University of, Victoria Campus; Victoria, TX 77901
Hudson Valley Community College; Troy, NY 12180
Humboldt State University; Arcata, CA 95521
Hunter College, CUNY; New York, NY 10021
Idaho, College of; Caldwell, ID 83605

Idaho, University of; Moscow, ID 83843
Idaho State University; Pocatello, ID 83209
Illinois, University of; Urbana, IL 61801
Illinois at Chicago, University of; Chicago, IL 60680
Illinois State University; Normal, IL 61761
Indiana State University; Terre Haute, IN 47809
Indiana University at Bloomington; Bloomington, IN 47405
Indiana University at Kokomo; Kokomo, IN 46901
Indiana University at South Bend; South Bend, IN 46634
Indiana University of Pennsylvania; Indiana, PA 15705
Indiana University-Purdue University at Ft. Wayne; Ft. Wayne, IN 46805
Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis; Indianapolis, IN 46202
Iowa, University of; Iowa City, IA 52242
Iowa State University; Ames, IA 50011
James Madison University; Harrisonburg, VA 22807

Jamestown College; Jamestown, ND 58401
Jefferson Community College; Louisville, KY 40202
Jefferson Community College; Watertown, NY 13601
Jersey City State College; Jersey City, NJ 07305
Johnson State College; Johnson, VT 05656
Juniata College; Huntingdon, PA 16652
Kansas, University of; Lawrence, KS 66045

Kansas City Art Institute; Kansas City, MO 64111
Kansas State University; Manhattan, KS 66506
Keene State College; Keene, NH 03431
Kent State University; Kent, OH 44242
Kentucky, University of; Lexington, KY 40506
Kenyon College; Gambier, OH 43022
Kingsborough Community College; Brooklyn, NY 11235
King's College; Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711
Knox College; Galesburg, IL 61401
Kutztown State College; Kutztown, PA 19530
Lake Forest College; Lake Forest, IL 60045

Lakewood Community College; White Bear Lake, MN 55110
Lander College; Greenwood, SC 29646

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Lane Community College; Eugene, OR 97405

Laney College; Oakland, CA 94607
Laredo State University; Laredo, TX 78040
Laval, Universite; Quebec, Que. G1K 7P4
Lawrence University; Appleton, WI 54912
Lebanon Valley College; Annville, PA 17003
LeMoyne-Owen College; Memphis, TN 38126
Linfield College; McMinnville, OR 97128
Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania; Lock Haven, PA 17745
Loma Linda University; Riverside, CA 92515
Long Island University, Brooklyn Center; Brooklyn, NY 11201
Long Island University, C. W. Post Center; Greenvale, NY 11548
Longwood College; Farmville, VA 23901
Lord Fairfax Community College; Middletown, VA 22645
Los Angeles Pierce College; Woodland Hills, CA 91371
Los Angeles Valley College; Van Nuys, CA 91401
Louisburg College; Louisburg, NC 27549
Louisiana College; Pineville, LA 71359
Louisiana State University; Baton Rouge, LA 70803
Louisiana Technical University; Ruston, LA 71272
Louisville, University of; Louisville, KY 40292
Loyola University; New Orleans, LA 70118
Luther College; Decorah, IA 52101
McCook Community College; McCook, NE 64001

Maharishi International University; Fairfield, IA 52556
Maine at Orono, University of; Orono, ME 04469
Manhattan College; Riverdale, NY 10471
Manitoba, University of; Winnipeg, Man. R3T 2N2
Mankato State University; Mankato, MN 56001
Mansfield University; Mansfield, PA 16933
Marist College; Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
Marlboro College; Marlboro, VT 05344
Marshalltown Community College; Marshalltown, IA 50158
Marshall University; Huntington, WV 25701
Mars Hill College; Mars Hill, NC 28754
Maryland, University of, Baltimore Campus; Catonsville, MD 21228
Maryland, University of; College Park, MD 20742
Massachusetts at Amherst, University of; Amherst, MA 01003
Massachusetts at Boston, University of; Boston, MA 02125
Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Cambridge, MA 02139
Memorial University of Newfoundland; St. John's, Nfld. A1C 5S7
Memphis State University; Memphis, TN 38152
Mercy College; Dobbs Ferry, NY 10522
Mesa State College; GrandJunction, CO 81501
Metropolitan State College; Denver, CO 80204
Miami University; Oxford, OH 45056
Michigan, University of; Ann Arbor, MI 48109
Michigan State University; East Lansing, MI 48824

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Michigan Technological University; Houghton, MI 49931

Middle Tennessee State University; Murfreesboro, TN 37132
Midwestern State University; Wichita Falls, TX 76308
Millersville University; Millersville, PA 17551
Millikin University; Decatur, IL 62522
Minnesota, University of; Minneapolis, MN 55455
Minnesota at Duluth, University of; Duluth, MN 55812
Mississippi, University of; University, MS 38677
Missouri, University of; Columbia, MO 65211
Missouri, University of; Kansas City, MO 64110
Missouri at St. Louis, University of; St. Louis, MO 63121
Missouri Western State College; St. Joseph, MO 64507
Modesto Junior College; Modesto, CA 95350
Moncton, Universite de; Moncton, N.B. E1C 4Z9
Montana, University of; Missoula, MT 59812
Montana State University; Bozeman, MT 59717
Montclair State College; Upper Montclair, NJ 07043
Moore College of Art; Philadelphia, PA 19103
Moorhead State University; Moorhead, MN 56560
Moorpark College; Moorpark, CA 93021
Morehead State University; Morehead, KY 40351
Morgan State University; Baltimore, MD 21239
Mount Saint Mary's College; Emmitsburg, MD 21727
Murray State College; Tishomingo, OK 73460
Murray State University; Murray, KY 42071
Nassau Community College; Garden City, NY 11530

Nazareth College of Rochester; Rochester, NY 14610
Nebraska, at Omaha, University of; Omaha, NE 68182
Nebraska, University of; Lincoln, NE 68588
Nevada, Reno, University of; Reno, NV 89557
New Hampshire, University of; Durham, NH 03824
New Mexico, University of; Albuquerque, NM 87131
New Mexico at Gallup, University of; Gallup, NM 87301
New Mexico Highlands University; Las Vegas, NM 87701
New Mexico State University; Las Cruces, NM 88003
New Orleans, University of; New Orleans, LA 70148
New Rochelle, College of; New Rochelle, NY 10801
New York Agricultural and Technical College, State University of; Canton, NY 13
New York at Albany, State University of; Albany, NY 12222
New York at Binghamton, State University of; Binghamton, NY 13901
New York at Buffalo, State University of; Buffalo, NY 14260
New York at Stony Brook, State University of; Stony Brook, NY 11794
New York College at Brockport, State University of; Brockport, NY 14420
New York College at Buffalo, State University of; Buffalo, NY 14222
New York College at Cortland, State University of; Cortland, NY 13045
New York College at Fredonia, State University of; Fredonia, NY 14063
New York College at Geneseo, State University of; Geneseo, NY 14454
New York College at New Paltz, State University of; New Paltz, NY 12561

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New York College at Oneonta, State University of; Oneonta, NY 13820

New York College at Oswego, State University of; Oswego, NY 13126
New York College at Potsdam, State University of; Potsdam, NY 13676
New York College at Purchase, State University of; Purchase, NY 10577
New York University; New York, NY 10003
Nicholls State University; Thibodaux, LA 70301
North Adams State College; North Adams, MA 01247
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State U.; Greensboro, NC 27411
North Carolina at Chapel Hill, University of; Chapel Hill, NC 27514
North Carolina at Charlotte, University of; Charlotte, NC 28223
North Carolina at Wilmington, University of; Wilmington, NC 28403
North Carolina School of the Arts; Winston-Salem, NC 27107
North Carolina State University; Raleigh, NC 27695
North Dakota State University; Fargo, ND 58105
Northeastern Illinois University; Chicago, IL 60625
Northeastern Oklahoma State University; Tahlequah, OK 74464
Northern Arizona University; Flagstaff, AZ 86011
Northern Colorado, University of; Greeley, CO 80639
Northern Kentucky University; Highland Heights, KY 41076
Northern Nevada Community College; Elko, NV 89801
North Florida, University of; Jacksonville, FL 32216
Northland College; Ashland, WI 54806
North Texas State University; Denton, TX 76203
Northwestern Oklahoma State University; Alva, OK 73717
Northwestern State University of Louisiana; Natchitoches, LA 71457
Northwestern University; Evanston, IL 60201
Northwest Missouri State University of Louisiana; Natchitoches, LA 71457
Notre Dame, University of; Notre Dame, IN 46556
Oakland University; Rochester, MI 48063

Oberlin College; Oberlin, OH 44074
Occidental College; Los Angeles, CA 90041
Ocean County College; Toms River, NJ 08753
Oglala Lakota College; Kyle, SD 57752
Ohio State University; Columbus, OH 43210
Ohio Wesleyan University; Delaware, OH 43015
Oklahoma State University; Stillwater, OK 74078
Old College; Reno, NE 89503
Old Dominion University; Norfolk, VA 23508
Olivet Nazarene College; Kankakee, IL 60901
Orange Coast College; Costa Mesa, CA 92628
Oregon, University of; Eugene, OR 97403
Oregon State University; Corvallis, OR 97331
Ozarks, College of the; Clarksville, AR 72830
Pan American University; Edinburg, TX 78539

Parkersburg Community College; Parkersburg, WV 26101
Pembroke State University; Pembroke, NC 28372
Pennsylvania, University of; Philadelphia, PA 19104

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Pennsylvania State University; University Park, PA 16802

Pennsylvania State University-Capitol Campus; Middletown, PA 17057
Pikeville College; Pikeville, KY 41501
Pittsburgh, University of; Pittsburgh, PA 15260
Pittsburg State University; Pittsburg, KS 66762
Pitzer College; Claremont, CA 91711
Plymouth State College; Plymouth, NH 03264
Pomona College; Claremont, CA 91711
Portland State University; Portland, OR 97207
Pratt Institute; Brooklyn, NY 11205
Prince Edward Island, University of; Charlottetown, P.E.I. C1A 4P3
Prince George's Community College, Largo, MD 20772
Princeton University; Princeton, NJ 08544
Providence College; Providence, RI 02918
Purdue University; West Lafayette, IN 47907
Purdue University, North Central Campus; Westville, IN 46391
Queens College; Flushing, NY 11367
Radford University; Radford, VA 24142

Rainy River Community College; International Falls, MN 56649
Regis College; Denver, CO 80221
Rhode Island College; Providence, RI 02908
Rice University; Houston, TX 77251
Rider College; Lawrenceville, NJ 08648
Rochester, University of; Rochester, New York 14627
Rutgers University; New Brunswick, NJ 08903
Rutgers University, Camden Campus; Camden, NJ 08102
Saint Cloud State University; St. Cloud, MN 56301

Saint Francis Xavier University; Antigonish, N.S. B2G 1CO
SaintJoseph College; West Hartford, CT 06117
Saint Louis Community College at Meramec; St. Louis, MO 63135
Saint Mary's College of Maryland; St. Mary's City, MD 20686
Saint Mary's University; Halifax, N.S. B3H 3C3
Saint Petersburg Junior College; St. Petersburg, FL 33733
Saint Thomas University; Fredericton, N.B. E3B 5G3
Salem College; Salem, WV 26426
Salem State College; Salem, MA 01970
Salisbury State College; Salisbury, MD 21801
Salve Regina College; Newport, RI 02840
Samford University; Birmingham, AL 35229
Sam Houston State University; Huntsville, TX 77341
San Antonio College; San Antonio, TX 78284
San Diego City College; San Diego, CA 92101
San Diego Mesa College; San Diego, CA 92111
San Diego State University; San Diego, CA 92182
San Francisco State University; San Francisco, CA 94132
Sangamon State University; Springfield, IL 62708

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SanJose City College; SanJose, CA 95114

SanJose State University; SanJose, CA 95192
San Mateo, College of; San Mateo, CA 94402
Santa Rosa Junior College; Santa Rosa, CA 95401
Sarah Lawrence College; Bronxville, NY 10708
Saskatchewan, University of; Saskatoon, Sask. S7N OWO
Selkirk College; Castlegar, B.C. V1N 3J1
Shaw University; Raleigh, NC 27611
Shippensburg State College; Shippensburg, PA 17257
Simmons College; Boston, MA 02115
Siskiyous, College of the; Weed, CA 96094
Skidmore College; Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
Sonoma State University; Rohnert Park, CA 94928
South Alabama, University of; Mobile, AL 36688
South Carolina, University of; Columbia, SC 29208
South Carolina, University of-Coastal Carolina College; Conway, SC 29526
South Dakota, University of; Vermillion, SD 57069
Southeast Missouri State University; Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Southern California, University of; Los Angeles, CA 90089
Southern Colorado, University of; Pueblo, CO 81001
Southern Illinois University; Carbondale, IL 62901
Southern Illinois University; Edwardsville, IL 62026
Southern Mississippi, University of; Hattiesburg, MS 39406
Southern Oregon State College; Ashland, OR 97520
Southern University; Baton Rouge, LA 70813
Southern West Virginia Community College; Logan, WV 25601
South Florida, University of; Tampa, FL 33620
Southwest, College of the; Hobbs, NM 88240
Southwestern Louisiana, University of; Lafayette, LA 70504.
Southwest Missouri State University; Springfield, MO 65804
Southwest State University; Marshall, MN 56258
Southwest Texas State University; San Marcos, TX 78666
Stanford University; Stanford, CA 94305
Stephen F. Austin State University; Nacogdoches, TX 75962
Suffolk University; Boston, MA 02114
Sul Ross State University; Alpine, TX 79830
Suomi College; Hancock, MI 49930
Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, PA 19081
Syracuse University; Syracuse, NY 13210
Tarleton State University; Stephenville, TX 76402

Temple University; Philadelphia, PA 19122
Tennessee, University of; Knoxville, TN 37996
Tennessee at Martin, University of; Martin, TN 38238
Tennessee Tech University; Cookevile, TN 38505
Texas A&I University; Kingsville, TX 78363
Texas A&M University; College Station, TX 77843
Texas at Arlington, University of; Arlington, TX 76019
Texas at Austin, University of; Austin, TX 78712

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Texas at El Paso, University of; El Paso, TX 79968

Texas Tech University; Lubbock, TX 79409
Texas Wesleyan College; Fort Worth, TX 76105
Texas Woman's University; Denton, TX 76204
Toledo, University of; Toledo, OH 43606
Toronto, University of; Toronto, Ont. M5S 1A1
Towson State University; Baltimore, MD 21204
Trenton Junior College; Trenton, MO 64683
Trinity University; San Antonio, TX 78284
Tufts University; Medford, MA 02155
Tulane University; New Orleans, LA 70118
Utah, University of; Salt Lake City, UT 84112

Utah State University; Logan, UT 84322
Valparaiso University; Valparaiso, IN 46383

Vanderbilt University; Nashville, TN 37235
Vassar College; Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
Vermont, University of; Burlington, VT 05405
Virginia, University of; Charlottesville, VA 22903
Virginia Commonwealth University; Richmond, VA 23284
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University; Blacksburg, VA 24061
Wake Forest University; Winston-Salem, NC 27109

Walters State Community College; Morristown, TN 37814
Warren Wilson College; Swannanoa, NC 28778
Washburn University; Topeka, KS 66621
Washington, University of; Seattle, WA 98195
Washington College; Chestertown, MO 21620
Washington State University; Pullman, WA 99164
Waterloo, University of; Waterloo, Ont. N2L 3G1
Waynesburg College; Waynesburg, PA 15370
Wayne State University; Detroit, MI 48202
Weatherford College; Weatherford, TX 76086
Wesleyan College; Macon, GA 31297
Wesleyan University; Middleton, CT 06457
Western Carolina University; Cullowhee, NC 28723
Western Illinois University; Macomb, IL 61455
Western Kentucky University; Bowling Green, KY 42101
Western Michigan University; Kalamazoo, MI 49008
Western Ontario, University of; London, Ont. N6A 3K7
Western State College; Gunnison, CO 81230
West Texas State University; Canyon, TX 79016
West Virginia State College; Institute, WV 25112
West Virginia University; Morgantown, WV 26506
Wheaton College; Norton, MA 02766
Wheeling College; Wheeling, WV 26003
Whitman College; Walla Walla, WA 99362
Wichita State University; Wichita, KS 67208

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Wilfrid Laurier University; Waterloo, Ont. N2L 3C5

William Paterson College; Wayne, NJ 07470
Williams College; Williamstown, MA 01267
Winnipeg, University of; Winnipeg, Man. R3B 2E9
Wisconsin-Eau Claire, University of; Eau Claire, WI 54701
Wisconsin-Green Bay, University of; Green Bay, WI 54302
Wisconsin-Madison, University of; Madison, WI 53706
Wisconsin-Parkside, University of; Kenosha, WI 53141
Wisconsin-River Falls, University of; River Falls, WI 54022
Wisconson-Stevens Point, University of; Stevens Point, WI 54481
Wisconsin-Whitewater, University of; Whitewater, WI 53190
Wittenberg University; Springfield, OH 45501
Wooster, the College of; Wooster, Oh 44691
Worcester State College; Worcester, MA 01602
Wyoming, University of; Laramie, WY 82071
Yale University; New Haven, CT 06520

York University; Toronto, Ont. M3J 1P3
Youngstown State University; Youngstown, OH 44555
Note
I gratefully acknowledge the support of the American Folklife Center, directed by Alan Jabbour,
veloping and funding this survey, with special thanks to Peter T. Bartis, who served as the Center
nator for this project. I also thank Bruce Jackson, Past President of the Amerian Folklore Society,
Harold Brunvand, President of the American Folklore Society, for their support and advice. Thank
Meg Brady and Lynwood Montell, who represented the American Folklore Society in the planning
this survey. Interest in conducting a questionnaire survey of folklore and folklife studies in higher e
was generated at the Folklore in Higher Education Colloquium, cosponsored by the American Folklife
and the American Folklore Society, at the Library of Congress on 13 and 14 September 1984.
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Folklore and Folklife Studies

The study offolklore andfolklife continues to grow in North American colleges

Ronald L. Baker is Chairperson and Professor of English

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comment from a two-year college indicates: "Because such courses are o

No plans at this time; monies not available for new courses.

We are a small university and can't do everything.

Most of the problems impeding the development of folklore at institutions

Trying to keep the anthropology-sociology program.

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All is not bleak for the development and/or expansion of folklore c

Are in the process of developing folklore courses within the department.

Colleges and universities currently offering folklore courses are mo

Folklore is being introduced in our teacher preparation programs.

Possible development of a master's degree program within the English Department.

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culture at the State University of New York College at Oneonta in conj

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geography, health care, humanities, intercultural studies, interdisci

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great deal. Teachers of folklore at the institutions responding to the

Degree-Granting Folklore Programs in the United States and Canada

California at Berkeley, University of; Berkeley, CA 94720

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California at Los Angeles, University of; Los Angeles, CA 90024

Duquesne University; Pittsburgh, PA 15219

George Washington University; Washington, D.C. 20052

Harvard University; Cambridge, MA 02138

Indiana University at Bloomington; Bloomington, IN 47405

B.A., M.A., Ph.D. in folklore

Laval, Universite; Quebec, P.Q. G1K 7P4

Memorial University of Newfoundland; St. Johns, Nfld. A1C 5S7

New York at Buffalo, State University of; Buffalo, NY 14260

North Carolina at Chapel Hill, University of; Chapel Hill, NC 27514

B.A. (interdisciplinary degree), M.A. in folklore, Ph.D. minor in folklore.

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Oregon, University of; Eugene, OR 97403

Pennsylvania, University of; Philadelphia, PA 19104

Pitzer College; Claremont, CA 91711

714/621-8000, ext. 3768

Texas, University of; Austin, TX 78712

Utah State University; Logan, UT 84322

Western Kentucky University; Bowling Green, KY 42101

Abilene Christian University; Abilene, TX 79699

Amherst College; Amherst, MA 01002

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Appalachian State University; Boone, NC 28608

Arkansas College; Batesville, AR 72501

Bowling Green State University; Bowling Green, OH 43403

California at Davis, University of; Davis, CA 95616

California at Riverside, University of; Riverside, CA 92521

Carleton University; Ottawa, Ont. K1S 5B6

Colorado College; Colorado Springs, CO 80903

Concord College; Athens, WV 24712

Cornell University; Ithaca, NY 14853

Eckerd College; St. Petersburg, FL 33705

Emporia State University; Emporia, KS 66801

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