DRW Digital Archive

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• Ruszkiewicz letter to Sledd 2 May 1991
  John Ruszkiewicz writes to James Sledd to share articles relevant to the RHE 306 controversy.
• Stanley Meacham's account of the E 306 controversy
  At the end of an autobiographical essay, Meacham gives his own account of the Writing about Difference controversy.
• Hartzog letter to Meacham regarding E 306 article
  Hartzog writes Meacham asking him to review portions of her article on the E 306 Writing about Difference debate.
• Letter from Carol Hartzog about her MLA article on E 306
  Hartzog writes Kinneavy, thanking him for his willingness to review an article she's writing about the Writing about Difference debate at UT. Attached is a page of handwritten notes by Kinneavy and a copy of Hartzog's article
• Account of Writing without Difference Affair
  Linda Brodkey's 13-page account of the opposition to her Writing about Difference E 306 syllabus.
• Assistant Instructor Course Instructor Survey Averages Fall 1991
  A printout of average course-instructor surveys for graduate instructors teaching E 306 in the fall of 1991. Kinneavy's handwritten notes on these numbers are included.
• A Minority Perspective in a Basic Course
  "A Minority Perspective in a Basic Course." _The Alcalde_ July/August 1990, p. 23. Brief article touting the "Writing about Difference" syllabus projected for E 306. Brodkey and Kruppa are quoted.
• Minutes of the Faculty Senate Meeting April 23, 1990
  At this meeting the Report and Recommendations from the Faculty Senate Curriculum Committee are discussed.
• Report and Recommendations from the Faculty Senate Curriculum Committee
  This report recommends new committees and measures to support the substantial-writing component courses and to encourage more "multicultural" courses at UT.
• Minutes of the University Council Meeting of September 17, 1990
  At this meeting, two students (Sean Hays and Scott Henson) ask Cunningham questions about why E 306 Writing about Difference was cancelled.
• "Yet More E306 Opposition"
  _Daily Texan_ editorial, p. 4. Graduate students in comparative literature support the "Writing about Difference" curriculum.
• On Dasher! On Dancer! To Albania!
  Christmas-themes editorial criticizing political correctness in English departments. Yardley, Jonathan. "On Dasher! On Dancer! To Albania!" _Washington Times_ 24 December 1990, p. C2
• The Academy's New Ayatollahs
  Editorial critical of political correctness in college classes. Leo, John. "The Academy's New Ayatollahs." _U.S. News & World Report_ 10 December 1990, p. 22
• "Dean Delays Changes in a Disputed Course"
  News article reporting on Dean Meacham's decision to delay curriculum changes to E 306 p. 35.
• "New E 306 Disregards Western Culture"
  Editorial criticizing the proposed curriculum change for E 306, p. 4
• "No Thanks: Administration's Poor Planning Sinks E 306 Proposal"
  Editorial criticizing the move to cancel the E 306 curriculum changes and the decisions that lead to the cancellation. p. 4
• "'Texan' Goes too Far in Debating E 306"
  Editorial criticizing The Daily Texan's coverage of the controversy over E 306's curriculum change and faculty response, p. 4
• English Department to Vote on New Governing Body
  Bosco reports on the upcoming vote on a new English department governing system. Traditionally run by an executive committee of elected faculty from all ranks, the department's governing body had been changed to a budget council of all full professors after intervention from Dean King. Citing faculty desire to have representation from all ranks, Prof. Sutherland introduced the system that is being voted on—a compromise in which representatives are elected, but increased representation is given to full and tenured professors.
• Campus Briefs
  "Campus Briefs." _The Alcalde_ June/July 1991, p. 4
• "Students, AIs Deserve Change in E 306", "Keep Department Autonomy
  Editorial from a graduate student Assistant Instructor Fitzgerald criticizing the decision to not to implement a new E 306 curriculum. Below, a letter to the editor from Professors Heinzelman and Saldivar criticizing the actions of other professors opposed to the curriculum change. Printed Editor's note says the letter was signed by 41 other faculty.
• "Gribben, Colleagues Make English Department a Battlefield", "AI a Department Casualty", "English 306 is Fair Game "Enforced Diversity Offers No Solution"
  Editorials from faculty and students offering opinions and critiques of the controversy over E 306, the campus discussion of "multiculturalism," and Gribben's calls for "receivership" of the course and the division of the English Department. p. 4
• "Alumni Relations: Gribben Pushes 'Receivership' for English Department"
  Reprint of Gribben's letter to a member of the UT Liberal Arts Foundation recommending "receivership" for E 306. A printed editor's note at the top is critical of Gribben's stance and actions in sending the letter. p. 4
• "Gribben Suggests Control of E 306 go to Arbitrator"
  News article reporting Gribben's push to give control of E 306 to an external arbiter, suggesting Psychology Department Chair Foss. pp. 1-2
• "Protesters Demand Participation in Decisions on Diversity"
  News article reporting on protests on the UT campus following the decision to postpone E 306 curriculum changes. pp. 1-2
• "A Modest Proposal: Teach Writing in Writing Courses"
  Editorial from Professor Duban responding to a previous Daily Texan editorial from Heinzelman and Saldivar. Duban criticizes his colleagues' editorial and the proposed curriculum changes to E 306. p. 4