CCCC position statements are statements on educational issues approved by the Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC) Executive Committee. Additionally, CCCC publishes guidelines and resources on a variety of topics.
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Statements on Teaching and Learning in Postsecondary Language and Literacy Classrooms
- Disability Studies in Composition: Position Statement on Policy and Best Practices [March 2020 (replaces A Policy on Disability in CCCC, November 2006, Reaffirmed April 2011)]
- Electronic Portfolios: Principles and Practices (November 2007, Revised March 2015)
- Joint Position Statement on Dual Enrollment in Composition [November 2019, (replaces the November 2012 CCCC “Statement Dual Credit/Concurrent Enrollment Composition: Policy and Best Practices”)]
- Position Statement on the Role of Reading in College Writing Classrooms (March 2021)
- Position Statement on Undergraduate Research in Writing: Principles and Best Practices (March 2017, Revised November 2024)
- Bibliography of Resources Supporting UR in Rhetoric and Writing Studies (September 2024, pdf)
- Promotion and Tenure Guidelines for Work with Technology (November 1998, Revised November 2015)
- Statement on Globalization in Writing Studies Pedagogy and Research (November 2017)
- Student Veterans in the College Composition Classroom: Realizing Their Strengths and Assessing Their Needs (March 2015, references and further reading updated November 2022)
- Writing Assessment Principles (November 2006, revised March 2009, reaffirmed November 2014, revised April 2022)
Statements on Social and Linguistic Justice and Antiracist Pedagogies
- Black Technical and Professional Communication Position Statement with Resource Guide (September 2020)
- Ebonics Training and Research (May 1998, revised May 2016, revised June 2021)
- National Language Policy (March 1988, updated 1992, revised March 2015)
- Position Statement on Citation Justice in Rhetoric, Composition, and Writing Studies (November 2022)
- Statement on Language, Power, and Action (November 2022)
- Statement on Second Language Writing and Multilingual Writers (January 2001, revised November 2009, reaffirmed November 2014, revised May 2020)
- Students’ Right to Their Own Language–with bibliography (April 1974, reaffirmed November 2003, annotated bibliography added August 2006, reaffirmed November 2014)
- Statement on Support for Gender Diversity/Trans, Two-Spirit, and Nonbinary Students, Staff, and Faculty (February 2023)
- Statement on White Language Supremacy (June 2021)
- This Ain’t Another Statement! This is a DEMAND for Black Linguistic Justice! (July 2020)
Professional Standards and Resources: Research
- Ethical Conduct of Research in Composition Studies (November 2003, Revised March 2015, Revised March 2025)
- Ethical Conduct of Research Involving Human Participants: A Bibliography (November 2003, Revised March 2015, Revised March 2025)
- Scholarship in Rhetoric, Writing, and Composition: Guidelines for Faculty, Deans, and Chairs [March 2018 (replaces the 1987 CCCC “The Range of Scholarship in Composition: A Description for Department Chairs and Deans”)]
- Statement on Editorial Ethics (April 2023)
Professional Standards and Resources: Teaching and Learning
- Preparing Teachers of College Writing [November 2015 (replaces the 1982 CCCC “Position Statement on the Preparation and Professional Development of Teachers of Writing”)]
- Principles for the Postsecondary Teaching of Writing (October 1989, Revised November 2013, Revised March 2015, Revised November 2023)
Professional Standards and Resources: Working Conditions
- Best Practices in Faculty Hiring for Tenure-Track and Non-Tenure-Track Positions in Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies (April 2016)
- Position Statement on CCCC Standards for Ethical Conduct Regarding Sexual Violence, Sexual Harassment, and Workplace Bullying (November 2016; Revised March 2020)
- Promotion and Tenure Guidelines for Work with Technology (November 1998, Revised November 2015)
- Statement of Professional Guidance for Mentoring Graduate Students (November 2019)
- Statement of Professional Guidance for New Faculty Members (1987, Revised November 2015, Revised November 2022)
- Statement on Community-Engaged Scholarship and Pedagogy in Rhetoric and Composition [November 2023 (replaces the CCCC Statement on Community-Engaged Projects in Rhetoric and Composition, April 2016)]
- Statement on Effective Institutional Responses to Threats of Violence and Violent Acts Against Minoritized and Marginalized Faculty and Graduate Students (November 2019)
- Working Conditions for Non-Tenure-Track Writing Faculty (April 2016)
Statements on Current Issues
- CCCC Statement in Response to Proposed Cuts at WVU and Academic Austerity in Higher Education (September 2023)
- CCCC Ukraine Statement of Support (April 2023)
- CCCC Statement against War Crimes (June 2022)
- CCCC Statement on Recent Violent Crimes against Asians, Asian Americans, and Pacific Islanders (March 2021)
- CCCC Statement on Violence at the Capitol on January 6, 2021 (January 2021)
Archived Statements
The following statements have been archived and are no longer active CCCC statements. The statements are provided here for historical purposes only.
- CCCC and CWPA Joint Statement in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic (June 2020, Archived November 2025)
