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Direct linkKelly Ritter – College Composition and Communication, 2018
I revisit the so-called Illinois Decision of 1955, which eliminated basic writing from the University of Illinois Rhetoric Program and caused a chain of similar programmatic actions on other campuses nationwide. I contend that reviewing and archiving the Illinois Decision as a locally specific act with multiple actors besides WPA Charles Roberts…
Descriptors: Human Dignity, Educational History, Writing Instruction, Program Administration
