Dear Bread Loaf Alumni,

It gives us great pleasure to share the findings of the Alumni Survey with you. The Alumni Survey was sent via email to all Bread Loaf School of English alumni in the fall of 2012 - from the most recent graduating class to those who graduated more than 50 years ago!

We have been analyzing the data over the past year and we thought you would enjoy some of these interesting findings, displayed below. Our mission is to continually improve the education and experience we provide to our students, and your willingness to share your thoughts with us about about your time at Bread Loaf is an invaluable resource for measuring our success. Our most sincere thanks to those who completed the 2012 Alumni Survey. For those interested, we will conduct another alumni survey again in 2017—and we look forward to hearing what you have to say.

Sincerely,
Susan Baldridge, Ph.D.
Vice President for Planning and Assessment
Professor of Psychology
Middlebury College

RESPONSE RATE 33% of Bread Loaf School of English alumni completed the survey.

SATISFACTION WITH EDUCATION 100% of alumni are satisfied with their overall education at Bread Loaf (91% very satisfied, 9% somewhat satisfied).

LIKELY TO RECOMMEND 91% of alumni would be very likely to recommend Bread Loaf to a close friend or family member.

PROGRAM EFFECTIVENESS Alums reported their Bread Loaf experience made a meaningful contribution to their development in the following areas: 96% Interpreting texts effectively 93% Gaining a broad knowledge of British, American, and world literatures 92% Becoming a better teacher 89% Writing persuasively 88% Creating complex and original arguments

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT 92% of alumni are employed in education; 87% are teaching in the field of English Language / Literature.