States that a number of college literature and composition teachers have shown that they care intensely about ethical issues, although they express themselves in the language of postmodernism rather than that of traditional ethics. Claims the traditional ethical goal of building "character" can be harmonized with the postmodern effort to build…

Examines the history of moralizing in students' writing in college writing courses, and tries to determine how assignments that direct students to write about moral issues became entrenched in curricula during the late 19th century at Harvard College, the institution that strongly influenced composition instruction across the country. (SR)

Describes the overlooked ethical dimensions of academic writing. Offers a conceptual framework for examining and teaching the moral principles and ethical constraints entailed by academic research and writing. Suggests several reasons why academic writing should be viewed as a moral as well as a cognitive phenomenon. (HB)

Examines the possibility of negotiating ethical issues productively in the postmodern classroom. Reviews Iris Marion Young's refutation of distributive ethics and Young's alternative system based on group difference. Describes recent work on classroom ethics relying on distributive language. Suggests ways of extending this work in light of Young's…

Attacks the McCarran-Walter immigration law, which is used to deny entry into the United States to foreigners holding views government officials deem subversive. Discusses several specific cases in which the act was used to deny entry to writers, political figures, and educators. (EL)

Points out problems and complications of dealing with plagiarism. Argues that while teaching students to write, teachers should also try to encourage them to commit themselves to intellectual inquiry and originality. (JL)

Suggests a plagiarism policy that would respect present concerns and discipline but would allow for an enlarged range of definitions of and motivations for plagiarism. Brings to bear contemporary theoretical approaches that take issue with authoring as an autonomous, individual, original act. (TB)

Extremists, whether formalists of the New Criticism or of the humanist-moralist tradition, are taken to task in this attempt to combine elements of both in a more pluralistic approach to literary criticism. An analysis of a Frost poem, "Stopping by Woods", is attempted as an illustration of a kind of criticism that seeks to clarify the parts of…