Histories of Action: Revisiting Composition’s Past to Understand Composition’s Present
| Role | Name as printed | Affiliation as printed | Paper |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chair | Gail Hemmeter | Bryn Mawr College → Bryn Mawr College | |
| Speakers | Amy Wan | Queens College, CUNY → Queens College, CUNY | College Writing and the Post-War Legacy of Access and Aspiration |
| Speakers | Kelly Ritter | University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign → University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | With ‘Increased Dignity and Importance’: Re-Historicizing Charles Roberts and the Illinois Decision of 1956 |
| Speakers | Dahliani Reynolds | Roger Williams University → Roger Williams University | Before Dartmouth: Basic Issues in English |
| Speakers | Shannon Stimpson | Pennsylvania State University → Pennsylvania State University | A Liberal or Practical Education? The Land-Grant Model and Composition Studies at the Pennsylvania State College 1895 to 1928 |
Source
NCTE's program, near page 85 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. “Histories of Action: Revisiting Composition’s Past to Understand Composition’s Present.” 2016 Convention Program, Houston, session B.5. Via CCCC Program Reader, November 2, 2026.