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Department of English Minutes, 29 February 1980 At this meeting, the main topic of conversation is a motion to petition the dean for five new hires in the coming academic year. There is also some discussion of the Vick Committee and the faculty's willingness to teach E 306.
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Department of English Minutes, 1 February 1980 At this meeting, the faculty discuss the content of the first-year writing course, covering a range of issues.
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Questions for President Flawn and Dean King at Upcoming Meetings of the University Council and the College of Liberal Arts Sledd asks eleven questions about the writing program and the new English requirement at UT. In asking these questions, he criticizes the treatment of contingent faculty, the decision to shift resources towards upper-division classes, and the Dean's motives for pursuing these policies.
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Minutes of the University Council Meeting 21 February 1983 President Flawn replies to Sledd’s questions submitted 7 January 1983. The Proposal for Changes to the College of Liberal Arts degree programs is deliberated and amended. Included is the amended plan for Liberal Arts degree programs as approved by the Faculty Senate.
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Stephen Witte Review of "Composition Problem" Stephen Witte's effort at a comprehensive review of the "composition problem." Details history of curriculum, administrative concerns, and proposed solutions.
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Some Considerations Two pages of typed notes about why moving E 306 to university extension is a bad idea, why makingE 316K a writing course is not feasible, and why the graduate program in English would be harmed by eliminating E 346K altogether, moving E 306 to University Extension, or proposing E 316K as a writing course.
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John Ruszkiewicz Letter to Ted Koppel, 23 May 1985 Ruszkiewicz responds to Koppel's characterizations of writing and the firing of lecturers in a recent ABC broadcast.
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Rhetoric Faculty Problems with Recommendations for E 346K Rhetoric faculty rebut recent recommendations for changes to E 346K.
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John Ruszkiewicz Personal Memo to Jim Duban 30 May 1990 with attached Personal Note from Jim Duban to John Ruszkiewicz 14 April 1992 Ruszkiewicz notes to Duban on E 306 meetings, stating there will be no limit to the number of sections using the Racism and Sexism textbook. Attached: a personal note from Duban to Ruszkiewicz saying this is an important historical document and should be preserved.
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"Readin', Writin', and Racism" by Brian Willats Article in _University Review_ dealing with E 306 controversy largely from a conservative stance.
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"Public Letter to Austin American Statesman" Open Letter for publication from various faculty protesting new E 306. Unclear whether or not published.
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"E 306: Oppressing Composition" by Alan Gribben Article published by Gribben in _University Review_, a student journal, criticizing proposed changes for E 306.
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Linda Brodkey Memo on E 306 with Attached Syllabi Memo to English Department addressing syllabi and materials for E 306 with sample materials attached
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Gleeson Letter to Monti Regarding Catalog Changes 10 August 1983 Recommending to students to defer writing class to spring semester because of changes to graduation requirements in college of natural sciences.
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Projected Composition Offerings 1986-87 A one-page table of composition courses to be offered in the next academic year. The table compares these projected offerings to 1982-3 (the last year before new writing program went into effect). The table finally lists staffing needs to cover these courses.
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A Comprehensive Solution to the English Department's "Composition Problem" by Stephen Witte Steve Witte's proposal to solve the "composition problem," written with the help of the Rhetoric Interest Group and produced in response to Dean Robert King's request for a solution from within the English Department. Also contains a brief hand-written note by Witte.
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"Same Book, Different Cover" _University Review_ article by John Thompson Article discussing E 306 controversy and largely condemning Brodkey and the LDEPC.
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College of Liberal Arts Meeting Minutes and Sledd Report 13 October 1982 Primary: A partial summary of a meeting of the College of Liberal Arts, describing the discussion of temporary faculty salary funds, leave of absence submission deadlines, and recommendations from the Vick Committee on Basic Education Requirements.
Attached: a partial copy of the questions proposed by Sledd to Dean King and President Flawn.
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Stephen Monti Memo to Joseph Horn Regarding Changes to University Catalog 5 May 1983 Describes logistical issues related to changing information regarding English requirements in university catalog.
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Letter to the Editor of Texas Monthly Ruszkiewicz and King contradict Gene Lyons's and Wayne Lesser's comments about 306 being remedial course in an issue of Texas Monthly published a couple months prior.
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The Trouble with UT This article is framed through upcoming centennial of UT Austin, claiming the university is threatened by its own bureaucracy, faculty, and lowered admissions standards. Two anecdotes relate to the teaching of writing: one about a graduate instructor helping Dean King to teach a composition course, and then criticizing King publicly after; another about Lesser preparing resignation out of “disgust” for lack of concern about first-year composition.
Lyons reports that in 1975 English Department “disgraced itself” by voting down proposition for all faculty to teach at least one composition course annually.
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Sledd Proposal to University Council James Sledd’s motion, submitted 19 November 1982, classified a major legislation and put before the Faculty Senate at the 13 December 1982 meeting.
Sledd proposes that students be given the option of taking a second-semester, first-year writing course instead of E 346K. He offers six criticisms of the recently approved English requirement, and four specific justifications for this motion.
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Required Program in English notes Brief notes on a 9-hour requirement in English featuring E 306, E 314K, and an upper-division course in English literature.
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King Protest of College Meeting Memo Dean King issues formal protest to department chairmen regarding the mischaracterization of his comments by the meeting minutes.
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Gerald Langford Memo to Format I Committee, 3 March 1980 Memo from Langford to the Format I Committee regarding suggestions for E 306 curriculum