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Questions about Plans for a Writing Division A list of questions about the DRC's scope, its members, and its members' relationships with the English Department.
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The Computer Research Lab A description of the Computer Research Lab including reflections on its mission, rationale, administration, and staffing.
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Linda Ferreira-Buckley's Working Notes
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Things I Want in/from the Rhetoric Division Unattributed list of desired resources and goals for a new DRC. The writer emphasizes that he or she does not want to hear any more "public decanal criticism of the English Department," and rather desires a clear articulation from the Dean about why the DRC is the best course.
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Points of Difference An unnamed writer's list of points of difference with three faculty—Slatin, Kinneavy, and Ferreira-Buckley—about the DRC and what it should do. Differences include opinions on the minimum appointment amount for executive committee eligibility, concerns about staffing, and criticism of the English department.
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Kruppa and Cunningham Memos Announcing Formation of Division of Rhetoric and Composition A memo from Joseph Kruppa introducing a letter from William Cunningham. The letter explains Cunningham's intention to form an autonomous academic unit dedicated to writing instruction (DRC) and includes a proposal that details the unit's function.
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Division of Writing A list of goals for a new academic unit devoted to writing instruction, also including ideas about "collegiality" with the English Department, courses that could be offered, the SWC initiative, writing labs, an honors concentration, and a graduate program.