This post is written by member Matthew Parfitt.聽
On May 24-25, 2017, Boston University will host the first New England CCCC Summer Conference. With the theme 鈥淪haring Best Practices,鈥� it will feature panels and roundtables that focus on sharing results from teacher research, the cultivation of scholarly practices for writing instructors, and practical, evidence-based ideas for teaching writing. The organizers (Neal Lerner and Cecelia Musselman of Northeastern University; Joe Bizup and I of Boston University) are expecting about 125 participants.
The registration fee is low ($50 for full-time tenure-track faculty, and $25 for others) and lodging will be available at a reasonable cost. A reception and shared meals (included in registration) will offer additional opportunities for unstructured conversation and allow participants to meet fellow professionals in the region and develop their professional networks.
We are delighted to announce that and will be giving keynote addresses. Prof. Miller is Chair of the English Department at Rutgers University, and author of (2005) and coauthor, with Ann Jurecic, of (2015). Prof. Cushman is Associate Dean of Academic Affairs, Diversity and Inclusion in the College of Social Sciences and Humanities at Northeastern University, and author of several books, most recently (2011). She also co-edits
New England is home to about 250 institutions of higher education, with about 1.25 million enrolled students. I鈥檓 not sure how many writing instructors work in this area, but the number is large and the vast majority are non-tenure-track, adjuncts, part-timers,聽or graduate students. Most are unable to attend the national CCCC conference, but there鈥檚 a hunger for opportunities to talk with and learn from others in the area who do similar work. We鈥檙e excited about this opportunity to come together with other writing instructors and share our research, ideas, experiences, and questions.
It鈥檚 not too late to propose a presentation or a panel for the conference (the deadline is February 1), so please consider it. The link for the call for proposals is and you can submit a proposal . For the latest news, please 鈥渓ike鈥� our . And follow us on Twitter: @necccc17. If you have any questions, please send them to聽ne.cccc2017@gmail.com. We鈥檒l try to reply within a couple of days.
Matthew Parfitt is associate professor in the Rhetoric Division at the College of General Studies, Boston University. He is the author of (Bedford/St Martins, 2015) and, with Dawn Skorczewski, (Bedford/St Martins, 2016). Twitter: @haplologist