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Draft of letter from many English Department faculty protesting recent college decisions regarding governance and voting rights.
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Carton launches an invective against Professor Laycock of the UT Law School, who recently wrote an editorial theorizing that recent departures indicate the English department is dysfunctional. Carton cites Laycock's lack of evidence, admitted contextual ignorance, and asserts that faculty leave positions for a myriad of personal reasons.
Carton, Evan. "Laycock Mistakes Issue." Daily Texan, 12 June 1992 p. 5
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"Division of Composition would Aid the University." _Daily Texan_ 10 June 1992, p. 4
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Bertelson writes to say the only thing notable about Duban and Gribben's departures is the level of media coverage granted to them. He notes that several left-of-center professors have left UT during the same period without any media fanfare, including prominent Chicano literary critic Ramon Saldivar.
Bertelson, Lance. "Duban's Departure Nothing Special." Daily Texan, 8 June 1992, p. 4
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The editorial board expresses the belief that James Duban's resignation was forced by the intolerance of liberal English department faculty. They note than only John Ruszkiewicz is left of the four most outspoken opponents of E 306.
"Intolerance in English Department Claims Duban." Daily Texan, 8 June 1992, p. 4
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Report on the announcement of the possibility of a new Division of Rhetoric and Composition. Kruppa is quoted opposing the proposal, calling it an unsound idea. Williamson notes that the University of Minnesota and Berkeley both have separate rhetoric departments.
Williamson, Kevin. "English Department Could be Redesigned." Daily Texan, 10 June 1992, pp. A1-A2
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Williamson covers the upcoming release of the College of Liberal Arts' report on a January memo from Lesser that seemed to some to suggest there was a grade ceiling in E 306. Kinneavy is quoted as saying he does not expect the committee to find any problems with the grading criteria, however Williamson reports that since the memo, the structure of summer E 306 classes has been changed and grading has been conducted by a panel of three graders.
Williamson, Kevin. "English Memo Angers Students." Daily Texan, 27 July 1992, p. 5
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With a new E 306 panel grading system resulting in low essay grades, the Daily Texan casts doubt on the English department's methodology. Citing its past history in promoting ideological texts, this article wonders if political leanings are affecting grades. The author calls for increased scrutiny of E 306 and the establishment of an independent Department of Rhetoric and Composition.
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Fitzmaurice, Evan. "I Want Money, Power, Guns, Babes, Beer, and A Bronco: Screw the Libs." _Daily Texan_ 5 May 1993, p. 4.
Evan Fitzmaurice’s final opinion column proclaiming his conservatism and praising: Robert King as a stellar leader of COLA, Liz Butler-Cullingford for being fair (though a quasi-socialist), and John Ruszkiewicz for being the only “real conservative” on the UT campus.
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Frank, Johanna. "Writing Shifts to New Division." _Daily Texan_ 2 September 1992, pp. 1 & 6
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Editorial celebrating the creation of the DRC. The authors compare the split with English to the Glorious Revolution and commend the separation of writing and "criticism."
"Rhetoric Division will Restore UT Writing Standards." Daily Texan, 2 Sept 1992, p. 4
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Reports that a group of English faculty are creating a committee to investigate the unanswered questions about the institution of the DRC.
Causey, Gigi. "Committee Created to Clarify Rhetoric Division." Daily Texan, 21 Sept 1992
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English department professors, including Kinneavy, are reported to consider the DRC proposal an attempt to wrest autonomy from the English faculty. They question whether the president has the authority to create a new division.
Woodruff, Thea. "Professors Claim New Department is Authority Breech." Daily Texan, 3 September 1992, p. 1
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Article outlining the discussion of the DRC at a University Council meeting where Durbin raised concerns about the level of faculty involvement in the Division's creation.
Fleming, Christy. "Council Questions New English Division Plans." Daily Texan, 22 September 1992, p. 5
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Editorial urging the University Council to endorse the DRC. The authors claim the DRC will improve writing instruction and position English faculty objections as selfish concern for political turf.
"University Council Mustn't Hold up Rhetoric Division." Daily Texan, 19 October 1992, p. 4
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Reports that the Faculty Senate is drafting questions about the formation of the DRC to be submitted to the University Council.
Bailey, Todd. "Faculty Still Questioning Writing Division Proposal." Daily Texan, 7 October, 1992, p. 8
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Despite a looming deadline, the committee charged with giving recommendations about the new DRC has yet to be formed. Kruppa's appointments include Carton, Ruszkiewicz, and Kinneavy, but representatives from outside of English have yet to be named. Carton voices his opinion that the June 1, 1993 deadline should be suspended.
Gainer, Anne. "Committee Still Unformed." Daily Texan, 30 October 1992, p. 5
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Concerns continue about the DRC and the advisory committee remains unformed.
Fleming, Christy. "Faculty Senate Airs Concerns over New Writing Division." Daily Texan, 20 October 1992.
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The Daily Texan presents side-by-side two opinion pieces on undergraduate writing instruction. Beer, who left the English department to coordinate technical communication for Engineering, asserts that literature professors are unwilling and unable to teach technical writing, and that departments that require technical writing deserve better.
Carton suggests the creation of the DRC was an empty public relations move that will not substantively improve first-year writing. To do so, he suggests, would involve a serious institutional commitment including an end to E 306 exemptions and higher writing standards outside of the English department.
Beer, David. "Literary Specialists Unable to Handle Technical Writing." _Daily Texan_ 4 November 1992.
Carton, Evan. "New Division has Nothing to Offer Writing Education." _Daily Texan_ 4 November 1992.
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Sledd, James. "Division Just Rhetoric." _Daily Texan_ 15 Jan 1993, p. 5.
James Sledd’s letter to the editor, saying the DRC is an administrative solution to a teaching problem--faculty don’t want to teach writing, so they leave it to precarious lecturers and graduate employees.
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Report that the University Council has accepted the Faculty Senate's proposal for a committee to investigate undergraduate writing. King insists the DRC is on track to launch despite the new committee. Howard Nirken, Student Association president, urges the community to move on.
Alaniz, John. "Rhetoric Division Faces Scrutiny by New Committee." Daily Texan, 17 November 1992, p. 6.
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Noble, John. "Faigley to be Named Chair of Rhetoric Division." _Daily Texan_ 14 January 1993
This article announces that Lester Faigley has been chosen as the first director of the Division of Rhetoric and Writing. Carton, Kruppa and Faigley are quoted.
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Clifford, John. "The Neopragmatic Scene of Theory and Practice in Composition." _Rhetoric Review_ 10.1 (Fall 1991):
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Mangan Katherine. "U. of Texas Postponement of Controversial Writing Course Kindles Debate over Role of Outsiders in Academic Policy." _Chronicle of Higher Education_ 20 February 1991, pp. A15-A18
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Letters to the Editor. _Chronicles of Higher Education_ 13 March 1991, p. B4