News & Announcements

Call for Applications: Graduate Student Travel Grants for CCCC 2012

Submitted by Megan Schoen on February 3, 2012 - 15:12
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4C's Workshop: Veterans in Writing-Intensive Courses: Higher Education as a Gateway or Gatekeeper?

Submitted by Sue Doe on February 3, 2012 - 14:42
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Please join us at 4 C's for this important workshop on student-veterans!

Grad Student Conference @ U of Cincinnati

Submitted by oscar3 on January 23, 2012 - 16:20
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Works in Progress An Interdisciplinary Graduate Student Conference

June 1, 2012 University of Cincinnati Department of English & Comparative Literature Cincinnati, OH

CWPA Breakfast in St. Louis, March 22, 2012, at the Roberts Mayfair Hotel

Submitted by CWPA President on January 20, 2012 - 10:43
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Attending the CCCC’s in St. Louis? Then get your ticket for the CWPA Breakfast now! You’ll enjoy an excellent buffet, with both vegetarian and non-vegetarian options; the latest news about the CWPA 2012 summer conference in Albuquerque, hosted by Chuck Paine; information about 2012 Institutes and Workshop; CWPA Research Grant Award winners; new CWPA initiatives; WPA-Go updates and news; and much more! Don’t be left out of THE social and informational experience at the C’s! Come join seasoned comrades in composition; extend a welcome to new members of the organization. Meet fellow WPAs in St. Louis---meet us at the Roberts Mayfair Hotel, Thursday, March 22 at 6:30-8:00 AM.

CFP: Oregon Rhetoric and Composition Conference

Submitted by artmanma on January 18, 2012 - 13:41
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2012 Oregon Rhetoric and Composition Conference: Call for Papers Saturday, April 14, 2012, 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.

The 2012 Oregon Rhetoric and Composition Conference brings together educators from high schools, community colleges, and four-year public and private colleges and universities to consider a range of practical and theoretical issues related to rhetoric and composition, language, and literacy.

CFP: Allotropes of the Academic Essay, RMMLA, Oct. 11-13, 2012 (Boulder, CO)

Submitted by sbsweat on December 15, 2011 - 20:52
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Dear Colleagues,

The Rocky Mountain Modern Language Association welcomes submissions for the “Allotropes of the Academic Essay” Panel at the 66th Annual RMMLA Convention next fall (Oct. 11-13, 2012) in Boulder, CO.

CFP: Allotropes of the Academic Essay: How to Teach Writing for the Academy without Assigning the ‘Academic Essay.’

Job Board

Submitted by ericsson on December 12, 2011 - 19:09
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Notice of Vacancy Department of English Washington State University Position # 71726

Assistant Professor of English, Rhetoric of Science & Technology

Rank: Assistant Professor of English; tenure track; starting date August 2012.

Application Deadline: Applications must be received by January 16, 2012.

College of Wooster - Director of Writing Center

Submitted by hkreuzman on December 8, 2011 - 16:29
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Director of the Writing Center

CWPA Visits The White House

Submitted by CWPA President on October 9, 2011 - 14:32
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On Friday, October 7, representatives from the Council of Writing Program Administrators, along with colleagues from CCCC and NWP visited The White House. The delegation included Charlie Lowe, Keith Rhodes, Linda Adler-Kassner, Rita Malenczyk, Barb L'Eplattenier, Duane Roen, Dominic DelliCarpini, Chuck Paine, Dave Blakesley, Susan Miller-Cochran, Kelly Ritter, and Chris Anson.

CWPA Receives Invitation to Visit The White House

Submitted by CWPA President on September 23, 2011 - 10:41
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Last week, the Council of Writing Program Administrators received an invitation to visit The White House on Friday, October 7, 2011.  In response to the invitation, which was facilitated by Wellstone Action, five leaders in the organization will be making the trip: Rita Malenczyk, Chuck Paine, Linda Adler-Kassner, Barbara L' Eplattenier, and Duane Roen. We will have an opportunity to talk with Obama Administration officials to share our perspectives on issues that are important to CWPA and its members.

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