Composition Studies

Issue 53.2 is sitting with three big questions—about AI and writing, about silenced experiences in rhet-comp, and about what our field owes this political moment. We're kicking off highlights over the coming weeks. But first, which of these is on your mind right now?

We keep having this conversation. What do we tell our students about GenAI? On the FEN Blog, Megan McIntyre slows it down—three questions about how GenAI works, what it costs, and when (if ever) it belongs in a writing classroom. bit.ly/genai-3questio…

That's a wrap on #4C26. Thank you to everyone who connected with us in Cleveland. Missed the discount? Still running through March 31: 📬 Domestic: $40 🌍 International: $70 🎓 Grad students: $15 Spotlights from 53.2 coming soon. #CompositionStudies #RhetComp #WritingStudies

Last day of #4C26. The ideas from this week's sessions keep following us into the hallway. What conversation has stuck with you this week? #CompositionStudies #RhetComp #WritingStudies

Getting a sticker never stops being fun. We don't make the rules. We're at #4C26—find our editors Jacob Babb or Zach Beare, say hello, and one is yours. Best bet: Editor's Table in the Action Hub. Also spotted near coffee. #CompositionStudies #RhetComp #4C26 #CCCC2026

The conversations at #4C26 will be good. The ones in our Fall issue might be better. $10 off any one-year subscription to Composition Studies: 📬 $40 domestic 🌍 $70 international 🎓 $15 grad students Scan the QR, use code "4C26" #CompositionStudies #RhetComp #WritingStudies

4C26 is this week, and Composition Studies will be in Cleveland. Our Fall issue just dropped—generative AI and editing, women of color in grad programs, and a forum on the field right now. Subscriber perk coming tomorrow. #4C26 #CompositionStudies #RhetComp

📢 New on the FEN Blog: “A Design Justice Approach for Writing Courses” by @MsABaileyAyers & Jaclyn M. Fiscus-Cannaday, exploring how design justice in syllabus design can “reorient our syllabi policies ... to center students’ needs.” 📚 compstudiesjournal.com/2026/01/20/a-d…

This case study shows what shared documents can make possible—not just alignment, but community, visibility, and programmatic change. Read the full article in Composition Studies 53.1 🔗 bit.ly/CS53-1

A question for your program: If your outcomes statement vanished tomorrow • What would actually break? • Which courses or assessments would feel it first? • Who on campus would notice—and who wouldn’t?

Most outcomes statements just sit in a PDF. This one didn’t. In their article, Aligning with and through Difference, Jessica Ouellette and Ryan Dippre trace how a shared outcomes statement reshaped two campuses in the University of Maine System. 🔗 bit.ly/CS53-1

Taken together, these choices treat virtual conferencing not as a compromise, but as a way to live out our commitments to access, equity, and global dialogue. Read the full article in Composition Studies 53.1 🔗 bit.ly/wwa-living

Accessibility isn’t an add-on here. The conference builds in a living accessibility guide for presenters, auto-captioned sessions, time-zone-aware scheduling, and volunteer committees that mentor presenters and moderate sessions.

Are “real” conferences excluding people? For years, conferences have meant flights, hotels, and steep fees. What if our most inclusive, connected professional spaces are intentionally online? 🔗 bit.ly/wwa-living