Turning a Field Into a Profession

To the Editor:

As a graduate of one of the universities in your list of “Universities That Offer Graduate Programs in Non-Profit Studies” (November 27), I was pleased to see the proliferation of these programs across the country. Unfortunately, as I discovered upon receiving my master’s degree in non-profit management, there is no doctoral program offered to further one’s research and studies.

Until there are doctoral programs in non-profit management, there will never be a complete development of non-profit literature or research. And until there are sufficient numbers of doctorial graduates in non-profit studies, this “field” will never become a true “profession.”

Glenn S. Easton
Executive Director
Adas Israel Congregation
Washington