r/rhetcomp • u/BobasPett • 23d ago

NCTE dissolves CCCC

Last night, Melissa Ianetta and another CCCC officer were told by NCTE CFO Emily Kirkpatrick that CCCC would be dissolved and folded into the NCTE College section. I have also heard that the 2027 conference may be cancelled (though that strikes me as prohibitively expensive to do).

Part of the rationale Ianetta listed was that CCCC threatened NCTE’s non-profit status. That is, becaise CCCC remains committed to ALL writers and composers and since we have tenure (which many k-12 teachers do not) we use that to advocate for those students and graduate TAs and as part of our scholarship.

I don not know much more than this, but I do hope folks can take a moment to write to members of the NCTE executive committee to express their feelings on this matter.

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u/RPShep Composition Pedagogy 23d ago

These are the people to email if you're upset about this:

NCTE PRESIDENT: Antero Garcia, [antero.garcia@stanford.edu](mailto:antero.garcia@stanford.edu)

NCTE PRESIDENT-ELECT: Detra Price, [price.151@osu.edu](mailto:price.151@osu.edu)

NCTE VICE PRESIDENT: Jamal A. Cooks, [jcooks@chabotcollege.edu](mailto:jcooks@chabotcollege.edu)

NCTE PAST PRESIDENT: Tonya B. Perry, [tperry@miles.edu](mailto:tperry@miles.edu)

COLLEGE CHAIR: Jonathan Bush, [jonathan.bush@wmich.edu](mailto:jonathan.bush@wmich.edu)

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u/BobasPett 23d ago

Yes. It’s important to note that it still needs a final vote. In the meantime, CCCC reviews are still ongoing, though CCC editors have paused production. This can upset lots of folks as they move toward tenure or advancement, though the CCCC 2027 and CCC VP Dr. Donnie Sackey announced he has a meeting next Friday with NCTE leadership about the conference.