John Ruszkiewicz

Faculty Position

Professor

Contact

ruszkiewicz@mail.utexas.edu

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Bio / Academic Interests

Professor Ruszkiewicz is the author of Everything's an Argument and The Presence of Others, both co-authored with Andrea Lunsford; The Scott Foresman Handbook for Writers, with Christy Friend and Maxine Hairston; SF Writer with Daniel Seward; Beyond Words, with Christy Friend and Daniel Anderson; and Bookmarks with Janice Walker and Michael Pemberton.

Ruszkiewicz served as Director of the Division of Rhetoric and Composition from 2001-2005 and Associate Director from 1993-2001. In 1992, working with Dean Robert King, he wrote the initial document describing the mission and structure of the unit that has subsequently evolved into the Department of Rhetoric and Writing. In 1993, he created the Hairston Prize for Excellence in Teaching to honor Professor Maxine Hairston, one of the earliest advocates of a department dedicated to rhetoric and writing.