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• Lower Division English Policy Committee Agenda, 26 Oct 1988
  A memo announcing an upcoming meeting of the LDEPC. Items listed: Survey of Teaching Assistants, 306Q, grade inflation.
• Lower Division English Policy Committee Agenda, 26 Oct 1988
  A reminder that the LDEPC will meet Wednesday Oct 26. Attached is a proposal for E 306Q by Don Weeda: proposing a two-semester sequence for non-native speakers instead of the one-semester E 306Q
• Lower Division Policy Committee Minutes, 5 October 1988
  Minutes of the 5 October 1988 meeting of the LDPC. Items discussed include: office hours, E 316K, E 298T, Brodkey's development of a new E 306 syllabus (deferred). A proposal is considered requiring that all Assistant Instructors first serve for a year as Teaching Assistants. This leads to a discussion about over-enrollment in classes and staffing issues caused by low budgets. The committee decides to put off any discussion of the E 306 syllabus until Brodkey has had a whole semester teaching E 398T under her belt.
• Memo requiring all English TAs to take E 298T a teaching practicum
  A memo explaining that in the fall of 1989, all beginning TAs would be required to take a 2-hour practicum about teaching literature to prepare for their assignments in E 316K.
• Memo Asking to be Considered for E 309K, 22 October 1988
  Berry requests to teach two sections of E 309K in the spring: “Popular Culture and the Self in Modern America.” Berry describes the course, its texts, and reports high student evaluations.
• Memo from Director of Writing Program to the General Faculty About Various Issues, 21 October 1988
  Rebhorn reports on a number of developments. Most importantly, high enrollment in E 306 has forced the department to offer fewer sections of E 309. Therefore, instructors cannot assume they will teach E 309 in the spring. Fewer computer-assisted classes will be available too.
• Memo Reminding Lower Division Policy Committee that Slatin will teach E 309M: Writing Thinking and Computers in Spring 1989
  A memo from Slatin, saying that he’s already been approved to teach his 309M course in the spring and in a computer classroom (FAC 9). Slatin mentions that this is the course’s second iteration and it’s important to his research.
• Memo Detailing a Conversation Between the Writing Program Director and the Chair of English, 10 October 1988
  A memo detailing Rebhorn's conversation with Sutherland on the following topics: enrollment crunch, TA training, publicizing the practicum. Particular attention is given to the proposal to require all AIs to TA for one year and the LDPC’s concerns about underfunding and understaffing due to the “enrollment crunch.”
• Lower Division English Policy Committee, Fall 1988
  A full list of all the faculty on the Lower Division English Policy Committee, including their positions and responsibilities.
• Lab Subcommittee Report to the Writing Skills Assessment Committee
  A full assessment of the lab, what it does for the writing program and what services it will provide in the new writing program with specific reflection on E 346K, E 106 and E 206
• Draft Report on the Status of the Writing Lab Spring 1983
  A draft of a report explaining what the Writing Lab does, what students it serves, what resources it requires, with predictions about how the new writing program will change the lab's duties and requirements.
• Notes on the function of the Writing Lab in the new writing program
  Some notes on the resources that the Writing Lab will need and the purposes it can serve in the new writing program, with specific reflection on E 306, E 106 and E 206, and E 346K.
• Responses to McMurrey's Request for Additional Writing Lab Funds
  A memo to Carol McKay explaining some reactions to McMurrey's request for additional funds so the Writing Lab can accommodate the new writing program
• Documents of Dissent: Maxine Hairston's 'Breaking our Bonds' in Context
  Ruszkiewicz's account of the new writing program, including E 346K, and the lecturer controversy
• The Troubles at Texas
  Brodkey's account of the E 306 controversy, published in 1996
• Difference and Pedagogy of Difference
  Linda Brodkey’s presentation to the 24th National Institute on Issues in Teaching and Learning, 1992. Brodkey discusses the philosophical and political principles behind her controversial "Writing about Difference" course.
• Writing about Difference: The Syllabus for English 306
  Brodkey's account of the E 306 controversy. Attached is a copy of the E 306 syllabus including course description, reading list, schedule , unit and assignment descriptions, published 1996
• Writing about Difference: Hard Cases for Cultural Studies
  Brodkey’s retrospective analysis of the E 306 syllabus.
• Racism and Sexism: An Integrated Study
  The controversial anthology on racism and sexism that would be featured in the 1990 E 306 syllabus.
• Bob Wren Memo to English Department, Undated
  Bob Wren memo to English Department defending self and referencing altercation with Alan Gribben.
• John Ruszkiewicz letter to Joe Kruppa, February 10, 1991
  Letter from John Ruszkiewicz to Joe (Kruppa?) dated February 10, 1991, and discussing continued E 306 controversy, reconvening committee, and the charge of the committee.
• Greg Myers' Letter to Bill Sutherland regarding Hiring of Lecturers, March 27, 1984
  Greg Myers letter (March 27, 1984) to Bill Sutherland regarding discussion of hiring of lecturers and prior work of the Executive Committee on the issue.
• Proposed Amendments to the Report on Lecturer Matters
  Contains two proposals related to Executive Committee discussions about the hiring of lecturers.
• James Duban and John Ruszkiewicz Memo to Linda Brodkey and Proposals for Lower Division English Policy Committee regarding E 306 curriculum and texts
  James Duban and John Ruszkiewicz letter of July 9, 1990 to Linda Brodkey expressing interest in E 306 curriculum development and proposing curriculum and textbook related motions for the LDEPC.
• Linda Brodkey Memo to Lower Division English Policy Committee, 15 April 15, 1990 with annotations by John Ruszkiewicz
  Linda Brodkey's memo to the Lower Division English Policy Committee, April 15, 1990. Redacted are hand-written annotations and commentary/response by John Ruszkiewicz.