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• E 346K Writing for the Humanities Syllabus
  Joe Malof sends James Kinneavy Graham's syllabus, including readings and a schedule, for a proposed section of E 346K Writing in the Humanities.
• E 346K Summary of Meeting 3-21-84
  Summary notes on a meeting of the E 346K subcommittee where course descriptions and textbooks for all upcoming sections of E 346K were discussed.
• E 346 K Choice of Texts
  A draft memo listing the texts chosen for E 346K, explaining that the large number of sections anticipated will make it necessary to choose the same text for all the classes and to order these books early.
• Slouching Through Theories of English
  Kinneavy narrates his experiences in academe by describing the various rhetorical and literary theories that he encountered. This talk was delivered at the University of North Texas and in the presence of James Duban.
• Computer-based writing prompts for E 306
  Several E 306 writing prompts that demonstrate Kinneavy used the networked computers in the Computer Writing Lab in his E 306 classes
• TA/AI Orientation Program
  A memo from Ruszkiewicz inviting everyone to attend the graduate-instructor orientation (August 17-19), including a list of all the workshops that would be provided by various faculty and staff.
• Letter recommending Linda Brodkey for tenure-track employment at UT
  James Kinneavy writes to William Sutherland (chair of English) to recommend that the UT English department hire Linda Brodkey as an associate professor.
• Account of Writing without Difference Affair
  Linda Brodkey's 13-page account of the opposition to her Writing about Difference E 306 syllabus.
• The Centrality of Rhetoric in the Liberal Arts Tradition
  A talk given by James Kinneavy at Ball State University, tracing the origins of language-arts education back to Homer and through the Writing in the Disciplines movement. Kinneavy presents the E 346K curriculum as the culmination of this long history.
• 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.
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• English Department Favors New Sequence of Courses
  "English Department Favors New Sequence of Courses." _The Alcalde_ January/February 1986, p. 27. Reports the recommendation of the E 346K committee: that E 346K not be required and that E 306 be taught off campus through extension
• 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 University Council Meeting of February 21, 1994
  At this meeting, the report of the University Council Committee to Examine the Undergraduate Writing Program was discussed.
• Report of the University COuncil Committee to Examine the Undergraduate Writing Program
  These are the recommendations of the committee created by the University Council's recommendation in 1992.
• Minutes of the University Council Meeting of November 16, 1992
  At this meeting, the faculty deliberated and approved the Faculty Senate recommendation to constitute a committee to review the undergraduate writing program.
• Minutes of the University Council Meeting of October 19, 1992
  At this meeting, the only thing discussed was Dean King's proposal to create a Division of Rhetoric and Composition. Debate went on for 90 minutes.
• Background Material Concerning the College of Liberal Arts Proposal to Establish a Division of Rhetoric and Composition
  Several documents including letters from Robert King and William Cunningham, an _OnCampus_ article (11 May 1992), and a proposal for a Division of Rhetoric and Writing, all distributed to prepare faculty for the 19 October 1992 meeting of the University Council.
• Minutes of the University Council Meeting of September 21, 1992
  At this meeting John Durbin asked his questions about the newly established Division of Rhetoric and Composition. Several other faculty ask questions about how the decision was made, whether the faculty should have been involved, and whether the governance of the new division will violate university practices of faculty governance.