1989

Linda Brodkey becomes chair of the Lower Division English Policy Committee. The student evaluations in E 306 fall dramatically. Some faculty allege this is due to an outmoded curriculum. Others claim it’s due to inadequate curricular support and poor new-teacher training. The Fowler Report Recommendations are discussed and approved by the Faculty Senate. Among the most important recommendations is that six hours (a full half) of students’ Substantial Writing Component credits should be taken in the department of the student’s major.

 

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