CCCC Summer Conferences are a new initiative, in their second year, intended to foster and support the developing and sharing of innovative activities related to literacy learning. CCCC is pleased to announce that it will be sponsoring, in part, these two conferences for 2018. Additional details will follow in the coming months.
Inclusive Composition Practices, Processes, and Pedagogies
Virginia Commonwealth University — May 25, 2018
The 2nd Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference on College Composition and Communication is seeking proposals that address the conference’s broad theme: Inclusive Composition Practices, Processes and Pedagogies. As part of the national conversation about inclusive teaching, we seek presentations that explore various approaches to inclusivity in the writing classroom.
Registration is closed.
Registration Rates
- Early Bird thru April 20, 2018: $50
- April 21, 2018, to May 7, 2018: $60
- Adjunct Faculty and Graduate Students: $35
(To receive this special rate, please enter coupon code VCU2018 during the checkout process.)
Visit the conference website for additional information!
Research(ing) Writing Cultures: Classroom, Program, Profession, Public
University of Denver — July 20-21, 2018
Registration is closed.
(The registration cancellation deadline was July 5 for a refund.)
Registration is FREE for CCCC members! If you are not currently a member, you may first join the Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC) and then register for the conference OR you can register for the conference at the following rates and receive CCCC membership after the event:
- CCCC members: FREE
- NCTE members but not CCCC members: $25
- Nonmembers: $75
- Student: $12.50 (must be a CCCC student member to receive this pricing)
Dorm Room Registration is closed.
(The dorm room cancellation deadline was also June 25 for a refund.)
On-campus dorm housing will be available in Nelson Hall at the University of Denver for $60/night on the nights listed below. These can be reserved and paid for during the conference registration process. Additional dorm room information and a list of amenities can be found on the conference website.
- Thursday, July 19, 2018
- Friday, July 20, 2018
- Saturday, July 21, 2018
Please contact the conference organizers with questions or visit the conference website for further details.
College writing instructors in New England are invited to participate in the CCCC Summer Conference “Sharing Best Practices,” to take place on Boston University’s main campus on May 24–25, 2017. The conference will focus on practical ideas about teaching and learning, and will feature panels and roundtables that emphasize the sharing of results from teacher research, the cultivation of scholarly practices for writing instructors, and evidence-based ideas for the classroom. Many sessions will feature shorter presentations designed to launch informal conversation among session participants. A reception and shared meals will offer further opportunities for unstructured conversation, and allow participants to meet fellow professionals in the region and develop their professional networks. This new conference will run prior to the Boston Writing and Rhetoric Network Summer Institute for teachers of college writing. Boston University is easy to reach by car or public transport and close to Back Bay, Cambridge, and downtown Boston. Affordable on-campus housing will be available. Registration is now closed. Visit the 
The Department of Focused Inquiry in the University College and the Department of Teaching and Learning in the School of Education at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) are delighted to announce the first Regional Summer Conference on College Composition and Communication. The conference theme, Composing Worlds with Words, reflects our commitment to research, scholarship, and creative expression as well as student-centered educational practices.
Ideally conceived, writing programs carve out spaces—classrooms, offices, Writing Centers—for exploring and practicing writing. In such spaces, ideally, writing is diverse, and the spaces foster supportive, productive writing practice(s). Likewise, writing programs dedicate temporal spaces—class meetings, for instance—to foster best writing practices.
The goal of this conference is to support best practices in working with diverse students in diverse writing environments. Examining the intersection of diversity and writing is critical in developing engaging and ethical composition courses. NCTE and CCCC have a long history of supporting students from diverse backgrounds with the 1974 Resolution on the Students’ Right to their Own Language and the recent Supporting Linguistically and Culturally Diverse Learners in English Education. In 2016, instructors are still concerned about honoring their students’ linguistic varieties while also working with them to write in different modes across multi-disciplinary audiences. As new forms of composition emerge, instructors are seeking ways to incorporate digital literacy activities for students to write for a range of readers. This conference will provide an opportunity for participants to share their research in digital writing, multimedia writing, working with diverse students, and writing across the curriculum. 
Tyler Branson is an assistant professor of English and associate director of composition at the University of Toledo, where he teaches public and professional writing. He’s currently writing a book on the intersections of public education policy and college composition.
James Chase Sanchez is an assistant professor of writing and rhetoric at Middlebury College. He teaches classes on cultural rhetorics, race, and public memory, and recently had the film he produced, Man on Fire, premiere at the Slamdance Film Festival. He is currently writing a book on cultural rhetorics in his hometown of Grand Saline, TX.
