Should Teachers Take Sides in Political Controversies?

Session W.8

Role	Name as printed	Affiliation as printed	Paper
Chair	Mary Jean Braun	University of West Florida, Pensacola → University of West Florida
Discussion Leaders	Mary Ann Cain	Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne → Purdue University Fort Wayne
Discussion Leaders	Thomas Huckin	University of Utah, Salt Lake City → University of Utah
Speakers	Kathy Wolfe	Nebraska Wesleyan University, Lincoln → Nebraska Wesleyan University	An Historical Perspective on Politics in the Classroom
Speakers	Teresa Grettano	Illinois State University, Normal → Illinois State University	An Historical Perspective on Politics in the Classroom
Speakers	Jessica Ketcham Weber	Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA → Louisiana State University	Citizen-based Pedagogy: Using Local Issues to Discuss National Politics in the Classroom
Speakers	Dan Fraizer	Springfield College, MA → Springfield College	Classroom Assignments on the Iraq War
Speakers	Ira Shor	The City University of New York, Grad School → City University of New York	Can Education Be Neutral? FYC Is Always Already ‘Political’
Speakers	Paula Mathieu	Boston College, MA → Boston College	Pedagogy in a ‘Writing for Social Change’ Course
Speakers	Seth Kahn	West Chester University, PA → West Chester University	‘Radical’ Doesn’t Always Mean ‘Partisan’
Speakers	Marsha Lee Baker	Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC → Western Carolina University	Transforming Political Dichotomies through Listening
Speakers	Teddi Fishman	Clemson University, SC → Clemson University	Student Blogs on Political Controversies
Speakers	Mary Jean Braun	University of West Florida, Pensacola → University of West Florida	Critique of the Notion of ‘The Neutral Teacher’
Speakers	Gae Lyn Henderson	University of Utah, Salt Lake City → University of Utah	Globalized Ethics in Expository Writing: A Complexitarian Model
Speakers	Marlia Banning	Kent State University, OH → Kent State University	A Commitment to the Public Commons Means Taking Sides
Speakers	Donald Lazere	University of Tennessee, Knoxville → University of Tennessee at Knoxville	Evaluating Bias in Research Sources as a Means of Teaching about Partisanship
Speakers	Matthew Abraham	DePaul University, Chicago, IL → DePaul University	Teaching Political Constroversy in a Time of Crisis: Intellectuals and the State
Speakers	Donna Kain	East Carolina University, Greenville, NC → East Carolina University	Teaching Conflicts in Professional Writing Courses
Speakers	Cathy Spidell	University of Akron, OH → University of Akron	From the Personal to the Political in Student-Generated Writing
Speakers	William H. Thelin	University of Akron, OH → University of Akron	From the Personal to the Political in Student-Generated Writing
Speakers	Patricia Roberts-Miller	University of Texas at Austin → The University of Texas at Austin	Perspectives from Communications and Social Psychology on Addressing Political Bias in the Classroom

Source

NCTE's program, near page 66 of the file. Names link to a person page only for people listed at two or more conventions.

Cite as: Conference on College Composition and Communication. “Should Teachers Take Sides in Political Controversies?.” 2007 Convention Program, New York, session W.8. Via CCCC Program Reader, November 2, 2026.