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Ackerman, Todd. "Effort to Include Bias in UT Class Aborted." _Houston Chronicle_ 5 February 1991, pp. A1 & A17
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News article about the controversy around E 306 curriculum changes. Quotes from Kruppa and Gribben. Gribben addresses the response to his previous editorial. pp. A9 & 12A
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Sympathetic profile of Alan Gribben charting his transition from Berkeley protestor to anti-P.C. crusader. In the piece, Gribben—and supporters like Hairston, J. Duban, and Ruszkiewicz—claims he was unfairly targeted and sabotaged by his liberal colleagues even before the E 306 controversy. It is revealed that Gribben was also accused of sexual harassment. J. Duban claims he has become the English department scapegoat after Gribben's departure.
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In "Beyond P.C," Kurt Heinzelman responds to Maxine Hairston's 16 November 1991 commentary. He accuses her of deceptive rhetoric; in calling Racism and Sexism the "sole" book in the proposed E 306 syllabus, she omitted mention of the accompanying course packet of countering opinions, as well as the required purchase of Handbook for Writers, authored by Hairston and Ruszkiewiscz . Heinzelman claims Hairston and Ruskiewiscz's text is just as biased as the one they protest against.
On 16 November, in response to Heinzelman, Hinkson writes to support Hairston. He differentiates between Racism and Sexism and Handbook for Writers, saying no one could possibly find Handbook for Writers a biased text. He further asserts that Racism and Sexism doesn't teach writing in any way.
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Allen, Diane. "Debate Continues: What Focus for Freshman Writing." _Council-Grams_ 54.4 (March/April 1991)
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Hairston writes in response to Kurt Heinzelman's 26 October 1991 comment that the new E 306 syllabus was wrongly accused of "political correctness." Hairston rebuts Heinzelman, writing that Paula Rothenberg, author of Racism and Sexism: An Integrated Study, has twice identified herself as a Marxist feminist and has advocated for a socialist class struggle.
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Editorial from Gribben criticizing the E 306 curriculum changes, as well as Brodkey and Slatin's previous statements. p. A15
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Murchison, William. "UT Prof Goes out a Winner?" _Dallas Morning News_ 1 May 1991, p. A25
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Brooks, A. Phillips. "Professor Leaves in Wake of Course Debate." _Austin American-Statesman_ 30 May 1991, pp. A1 & A17
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Marvel, Bill. "The Education of Dr. Alan Gribben." _Dallas Morning News_ , pp. C1 & C12
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Jarratt argues that political discussion can and should take place in a rhetoric classroom, provided the instructor work to create a supportive dialogic environment.
Jarratt, Susan. "Rhetorical Power: What Really Happens in Politicized Classrooms." ADE Bulletin, 102 (Fall 1992): 34-39
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Allen, Diane. "New Course Syllabus Ends Univ. of Texas Conflict." _The Council Chronicle_ September 1991, p. 8
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Brooks reports that James Duban will be leaving UT to become Chair at the University of North Texas. His departure is blamed on the E 306 controversy and his ouster from his honors position after opposing the multicultural requirement. Kruppa comments that Duban has not resigned yet and that this will affect next year's planning.
Brooks, A. Philips. "UT English Professor Heading to Denton," Austin American-Statesman, 16 May 1992, pp. B1.
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Kelley, Paul. "University Council Debates Multiculturalism." _OnCampus_ 7 October 1991, p. 5.
A report on the 23 September 1991 meeting of the University Council
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Recommendations for handling student placement into English sequence courses.
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Synopsis of past proposals on logistics relating to the teaching of freshman composition. Covers proposals for staffing, format, sequence, content, administration, exemption, and degree requirements.
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Memo convening English Department teaching faculty to study freshman composition and outlining teams with members (Admissions and Registration, Degree Requirements, Exemptions, Format I, Format II, Content, Staffing, Administrative Rearrangement).
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Section of larger report indicating that the Format I team did not report and refers readers to Team 6 Report.
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Series of proposals from what appears to be an English Department committee to the broader English faculty regarding freshman English and other required English courses.
Members of the subcommittee include Lesser, Byerman, Slate, Graybiel, and Duban. Justifications for each proposal are listed.
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Extensive minutes on proposals regarding freshman composition and other classes in the required English sequence.
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Fetterman discusses the new required English writing courses for freshman and sophomores at UT.
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This Daily Texan article discusses the elimination of E 307 course, which reduced the need for recruiting staff members in the English department.
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After what is called "heated debate," the Faculty Senate votes to create its own committee to investigate undergraduate writing. This committee would be in addition to the College of Liberal Arts' committee on the same topic.
Fleming, Christy. "Faculty Senate Votes to Create Committee." Daily Texan, 3 November 1992, p. 6.
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DeLay, Jennifer. "Writing Right: Keep Focus on Composition." _Daily Texan_ 23 March 1994, p. 4.
Jennifer Delay (Associate Editor) praises 12 of the recommendations recently put before the faculty senate but raises questions about the suggestion that all classes include more writing.
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Editorial by Henley accuses Brodkey and Slatin of pushing a one-sided curriculum that will not achive the goals they claim for it. Henley, Geoff. "Brodkey's 'Diversity' Only One-Sided." _Daily Texan_ 10 October 1990, p. 4