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In July 2026, the Executive Committee of the National Council of Teachers of English voted to dissolve the Conference on College Composition and Communication, a conference that has historically played a central role in facilitating the development of writing studies. To discuss the situation and its implications for the future of writing studies, SSLW2026 will host a lunch-time open meeting, to be facilitated by Jay Jordan. Please see SSLW2026 Program for the time and room for this meeting. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more information, see the following documents:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“NCTE Update, Decision by NCTE Executive Committee<\/a>.” National Council of Teachers of English, 24 July, 2026. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“NCTE Dissolves 77-Year-Old Composition Association<\/a>.” Inside Higher Education, 27 July, 2026. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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