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Hairson, Maxine. "Required Writing Courses Should Not Focus on Politically Charged Issues." _Chronicle of Higher Education_ 23 January 1991, pp. B1-B3
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Dalton, Katherine. "A One-Sided Debate." _Chronicles_ March 1991, pp. 9-10
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Brodkey, Linda and Sherri Fowler. "Political Suspects." _Voice_ 23 April 1991
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Moss, Kirby. "Political Correctness at Heart of Feud." _Austin American-Statesman_ 14 February 1991, p. A1
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MacDonnell, Kevin. "Standing in Silence." _Austin American-Statesman_ 12 February 1991, p. A10
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Editorial expressing support for the change to E 306 curriculum, with quotes from Kruppa. p. A8
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A news article announcing proposed E 306 curriculum changes, with quotes form Kruppa and Brodkey. p. B2
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Moss, Kirby. "Members Quit UT Cultural Diversity Panel." _Austin American-Stateseman_ 6 February 1991, p. B1
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Yzaguirre, Mark. "Multicultural Classes are Enriching." _Daily Texan_ 9 April 1991
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Writing in 1990, Coldsmith responds to Howard Rase's letter that claimed students were ill-treated by the E 306 assignment of Racism and Sexism. She cites Virginia Woolf, James Baldwin, Salman Rushdie, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, and others as examples of writers whose work was inspired by political and ethical motivations. Someone has added handwritten emphasis to her comment that there is "incontestable evidence" of the existence of a class society.
In her second letter, Coldsmith denounces Hairston's 6 November 1991 letter to the editor as bad criticism. She points out that Hairston failed to engage with the work in question (Racism and Sexism) and instead relies on personal statements made by its author (Rothenberg) in unrelated contexts.
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Report of the disagreement in the English department over the announcement of the DRC. Concerns are set to be discussed at the University Council meeting.
Brooks, Phillips. "UT Council to Hear English Department Plan for Division." Austin American-Statesmanm 21 September 1992.
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Kelley, Paul. "From the University Council." _OnCampus_ April 12-29 1984, p. B22
This article reports on the University Council meeting of 16 April 1984.
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An article in OnCampus by Paul Kelley that includes a detailed summary of Sledd’s argument to the University Council and Kinneavy’s opposition. Kinneavy refutes Sledd’s accusations against English Dept at length, Megaw supports Sledd proposal. Details motion to postpone vote because most student representatives had not had chance to read Sledd’s memo.
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Kelley, Paul. "From the University Council." _OnCampus_ March 26-April 1 1984, p. 15
Reports on the 19 March 1984 meeting of the University Council in which James Sledd asked President Flawn about the fate of English 106/206.
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Sledd's letter to the editor accuses the University Council of misrepresenting his arguments and of selling out undergraduate students.
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Offers a detailed summary of Sledd's argument to the council, alongside Kinneavy's opposition and Megaw's support. Also includes a motion to postpone the vote due to the fact that most student representatives had no chance to read Sledd's memo.
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Article in Texas Monthly magazine that takes conservative stance on first year writing, citing an anonymous English professor.
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Bill Sutherland's call for a meeting to discuss hiring of lecturers.
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James Kinneavy's thoughts on issues related to the hiring of lecturers.
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Neill Megaw memo opposed to proposed EC action, with hand-written note to "John."
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Friedman formally proposes that five tenure-track lines be added to the English Department every year for the foreseeable future to decrease reliance on lecturers and to improve the quality of regular faculty.
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Evan Carton opposes the recently passed departmental policy on lecturers, explaining what a good policy should achieve.
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The first article in a three-part series on problems in the Department of English and proposed solutions. The article presents enrollment and staffing problems in the department and the proposed solution of moving the second semester freshman composition course to the junior or senior year.
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Kinneavy letter to the editor contesting quotations from him used in the Daily Texan's three-part series on problems in the English Department.
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McMurrey, David. "Writing Lab Works." _Daily Texan_ 19 April 1983, p. 5
McMurrey writes to say that James Kinneavy supports the writing lab and to offer survey results showing that other faculty and staff feel similarly.