Council of Writing Program Administrators

Exciting new features @ CompPile:

1--Follow the new link from the front page--"New / Recent Books"--leading to a list of new and recent scholarly books (listed by publisher or by author).

To see the possibilities, click on the first title in the Erlbaum list, Bazerman's _Handbook of writing research_. You'll see a link to the book's website, the publisher's brief description of the book, a "list" of current "CompReviews" for the book (1, for now), and a form that invites you to submit your own review, summary, synopsis, or commentary, about the book or about parts of it.

2--Reviews? Yes. For each new / recent book, you can submit a review and read reviews submitted by colleagues. You can access this review feature from CompPile's home page, too, following the "Reviews @ CompPile" link. The "Reviews" space is our response to the July conversation on WPA-L about reviews / reviewing.

Tenure-Track Assistant or Associate Professor

With a commitment to increasing diversity, the Baylor Department of English announces a tenure-track, rank-open line for a Rhetoric and Composition specialist, to begin Fall 2007. Upper-division undergraduate courses in our Professional Writing major. Also an occasional graduate seminar on a topic in Rhetoric/Composition Studies. Ability to teach Technical Writing. Active researcher with publications accepted and/or in print. Baylor is a Baptist University affiliated with the Baptist General Convention of Texas. As an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer, Baylor encourages minorities, women, veterans, and persons with disabilities to apply. Applicants should be able to affirm Baylor's Christian identity and mission. Applications will be reviewed beginning 16 October 2006, and will be accepted until the position is filled. MLA interviews. To ensure full consideration, applications should be completed by 28 November 2006. The position requires a letter of application, a c.v., and a dossier including at least three letters of recommendation, to be mailed to Professor Maurice Hunt; Chair, Department of English; One Bear Place #97404; Baylor University; Waco, Texas 76798-7404.

On WPA-L today, Shirley Rose asks, "How many schools are offering graduate coursework in writing program administration?"

You can respond to her question by sharing information @ CompFAQs:

Start here for an explanation and links to the form you can use to share your course information:

http://comppile.tamucc.edu/wiki/WPA-GraduateCourses/HomePage

If you have questions about using this space, please ask. If Shirley agrees, you can send me a copy of your syllabus / course materials, and I'll take care of the rest.

The Chronicle of Higher Education provides an analysis of the changes to this most recent draft of the report from the "Spellings Commission." Attached is a pdf copy of the report.

Those of us subscribed to WPA-L are aware of an ongoing conversation (in various venues). Here's a recent posting to KairosNews that includes links to most of the current discussions, with some added commentary of its own.

http://kairosnews.org/wpa-technology-outcomes-statement