First-year students in a required English composition class at the University of Delaware have gone far beyond the basic description of the introductory course, writing essays arguing for social ...

Editor’s note: First-year students, prospective students (and some of their parents) wonder and worry how they will handle the academic transition from high school to college. In a series of stories, ...

Shellie Ross of Wesley Rankin Community Center (right, holding “Reach for the STAARS” sign) takes part in a pep rally to welcome students at Edison Middle Learning Center on STAAR testing day. Erika ...

Today is the National Day on Writing, a tribute founded by the National Council of Teachers of English in 2009 “to celebrate composition in all its forms.” This year, the virtual community on Twitter, ...

College Composition and Communication publishes research and scholarship in rhetoric and composition studies that supports college teachers in reflecting on and improving their practices in teaching ...

Writing is not merely hanging on despite repeated attacks by the changing world. It’s progressing in tandem with each breakthrough, acting as a necessary component of our technological and ...

(Both images from the archives of Jason Palmeri) “Why I Dislike Men”: The Politics of Gender in Mid-Century Composition Student Writing at Miami University, Jason Palmeri, Department of English In ...