Thursday–Friday, March 5–6
The following sessions are available for viewing by in-person Convention attendees and by those not in attendance, but who have registered for the Livestream option. Livestream registrants will receive connection information prior to the Convention. All #4C26 registrants will have access to the recorded Livestream content after the Convention.
Thursday, March 5
8:30–10:15 a.m.
Opening General Session
The 2026 CCCC Exemplar Award, Scholars for the Dream Travel Award, and Chairs’ Memorial Scholarships will be announced. CCCC Chair Kofi J. Adisa will share his chair’s address.
In-Person Attendees: Grand Ballroom AB (Ballroom Level C4)
10:30–11:45 a.m.
Professional and Technical Writing
A.1 Conferences and the Scholarly Conversation of Our Field
In this session, editors from CCCC-affiliated journals and book series reflect on how knowledge produced at the conference shapes—and is shaped by—publishing in our field. They discuss how the conference has supported their growth as writing-studies scholars, examine the current publishing landscape in relation to the conference, and share their hopes and concerns about the future of knowledge-making in our professional community.
In-Person Attendees: Room 307 A (Atrium Floor 3)
Chair: Lori Ostergaard, Oakland University, Rochester, MI
Presenters: Kimberly Bain, Palm Beach Atlantic University, FL
Matthew Davis, UMass Boston
Darin Jensen, Salt Lake Community College, UT
Stephanie Kerschbaum, University of Washington, Seattle
Kara Taczak, University of Central Florida, Orlando
12:15–1:30 p.m.
Approaches to Teaching and Learning
B.1 Hay Resistencia En La Casa: Chicanx Pedagogical Resistance through Rasquache, Pláticas, Zines, and Cultural Sustainability
This panel responds to a question common in many of our disciplinary and classroom conversations: How do we respond to the current moment? When the powerful use intimidation, cruelty, and AI to hurt our communities, this panel believes in homegrown resistance. Centering Chicanx DIY and everyday practices, this panel will present pedagogical responses meant to support and empower our communities.
In-Person Attendees: Room 307 A (Atrium Floor 3)
Presenters: Casie Cobos, Baylor University, Waco, TX
Marcos Del Hierro, Texas A&M University San Antonio
Ayde Enriquez-Loya, California State University, Chico
Marilyn Garcia, Texas A&M University San Antonio
1:45–3:00 p.m.
Antiracism and Social Justice
C.1 (Everybody Can’t Be Outside, the Outside) Tomorrow Can’t Be Borrowed: Hip-Hop Activism’s Relevance to Teaching and Writing about Possible Lives
This panel makes a call to action during a crucial time for teacher-scholar-activism. Because intellectual activism and radical pedagogy are under threat, the panelists acknowledge the need for deeper insights regarding hip-hop activism’s contributions to pedagogical approaches in classrooms, on campuses, and in communities of HBCUs and two-year colleges, honoring their activist missions and histories.
In-Person Attendees: Room 307 A (Atrium Floor 3)
Presenters: Damon Cagnolatti, Cerritos Community College, Norwalk, CA
David Green, Howard University, Washington, DC
Steve Lessner, Northern Virginia Community College, Wakefield
3:15–4:30 p.m.
Inclusion and Access
D.1 Crip Composing in the Era of Generative AI: Balancing Ethical Challenges, Writerly Affordances, and Embodied Needs
Three disabled scholar-teachers explore the ethical complexities of using generative AI in writing, examining how these tools simultaneously offer access and perpetuate bias while reshaping disabled composition practices.
In-Person Attendees: Room 307 A (Atrium Floor 3)
Presenters: Andrew Harnish, University of Alaska Anchorage
Millie Hizer, Southeastern Louisiana University, Hammond
Gabriella Wilson-Kopko, Towson University, MD
4:45–6:00 p.m.
College Writing and Reading
E.1 Reimagining Remediation, Basic Writing, and Course Placement: A Cross-Institutional Conversation
In this session, Basic Writing faculty from diverse institution types across the country will come together in conversation to reimagine commonplaces related to various models for Basic Writing instruction and course placement within and beyond their institutions.
In-Person Attendees: Room 307 A (Atrium Floor 3)
Presenters: Anthony DeGenaro, Ohio Dominican University, Columbus
Ashleigh Fox, Community College of Allegheny County, Pittsburgh, PA
Angela Gaito-Lagnese, Community College of Allegheny County, Pittsburgh, PA
Charles Grimm, Georgia Highlands College, Rome
Amanda Sladek, University of Nebraska at Kearney
Respondent: Jessica Nastal, College of DuPage, Glen Ellyn, IL
Friday, March 6
11:00–12:15 p.m.
All-Attendee Session
Conversations That Carry Us Forward: Perspectives from Past CCCC Chairs
In this conversational panel, past CCCC chairs draw on their experiences as program chairs to reflect on the role of the annual convention in our disciplinary and professional lives. Guided by shared questions, the panel will explore the past, present, and future of the conference and its place in building scholarship and community. Panelists will consider the balance between tradition and innovation, examining how membership and belonging are supported—or sometimes hindered—by our longstanding practices and organizational structures, and what possibilities might shape the conference’s future.
In-Person Attendees: Grand Ballroom AB (Ballroom Level C4)
Moderator: Holly Hassel (2022 chair; 2021 program chair)
Panel: Carolyn Calhoon-Dillahunt (2018 chair; 2017 program chair)
Doug Hesse (2005 chair; 2004 program chair)
Gwendolyn Pough (2011 chair; 2010 program chair)
Vershawn Young (2020 chair; 2019 program chair)
4:45–6:00 p.m.
CCCC Annual Business Meeting
All members and nonmembers of CCCC are invited to attend and vote at the business meeting.
In-Person Attendees: Room 307 A (Atrium Floor 3)
6:00–7:15 p.m.
CCCC Awards Presentation
At this reception we announce the recipients of the 2026 CCCC and select TYCA awards. Past CCCC Chairs, distinguished guests, and international participants will be recognized.
In-Person Attendees: Room 307 A (Atrium Floor 3)
