May we all cultivate knowledge in the way Bill did.

New Feminist PhDs, please apply for our President's Dissertation Award!

There are so many new Drs this Spring and summer. Getting an award for your dissertation is always so cool.

More information on the tweet below and on this link: cfshrc.org/awards/#toggle…

Today is the last day to submit a proposal for Spark vol 6, 'CCCC at 75 Years: Engaging Our Abundant Past, Present, and Future,' guest edited by Jennifer Sano-Franchini and Donnie Johnson Sackey. sparkactivism.com/volume-6-call/

Hey there, doing my occassional re-up of this:

I'm looking for more pitches for a column I edit in Mother Jones called Mother Tongue. The pieces are 600 to 800 words, and the pay is $1000. You can email me at [email protected]

We are sitting in peace here at Virginia Tech. Despite over 80 student arrests, including 4 faculty, students have returned.

Some students here have just picked up their graduation gowns.

The media are here. Some outlets are asking very loaded Qs of students (ABC 13 News - WSET).

This summer institute was transformative in my journey as a scholar when I attended it back in 2019. Strongly recommend it to writing studies folks :)

A lot of people saw that there was a neo-nazi rally in West Virginia this weekend. That is true, and horrible.

Did you know that there was also a Peace for Palestine march and demonstration led by Muslim students at WVU?

Baltimore! This talk on Weds 5/1 by Davarian L. Baldwin about how our universities shape the spaces of our cities is sure to take on renewed urgency after the last week or so. Don’t miss it!

My statement on the hate-filled and unacceptable display in Charleston today.

“There is no place for hate in our hollers. Our campaign completely and absolutely denounces the disgusting display of white nationalism today in Charleston. Mountaineers' greatest strength is our…

This week has been heartbreaking at WVU.

~160 RIFd faculty have taught their last classes--some, their last ever, forced to leave brilliant academic careers.

Dozens more are leaving bc of the cuts, finding work elsewhere

The fall is going to be so different --& diminished.

These arrests are antithetical to the mission of higher ed. Our institutions exist to foster robust exchanges of ideas & open dialogue in service of knowledge & understanding. Sometimes that includes open dissent. Peaceful campus protests should never be met w/ violence.

I don't know who needs to hear this...

The professors I know are not cowards and they are not avoiding the current state of political affairs happening globally. They are protecting themselves from the predatory bullies on their respective campuses.

A Thread...

We are thrilled to announce the publication of Spark vol. 5 co-edited by Ruth Osorio and Don Unger. This volume features 15 profiles of writing studies scholars who strive to integrate activism into their personal and/or professional lives. sparkactivism.com/volume-5-intro…

It is with profound sadness and unmeasurable grief that we share the unfathomable news that Bill Hart-Davidson has passed away. When he wrapped up his 12-year term on our Executive Committee in 2018, we gifted him an ATTW cycling jersey (thanks to Jim Ridolfo for the suggestion). #techcomm

WVU is wrapping up a publicly tumultuous year as national media have questioned how a land-grant university, particularly one in a poor state, can remain competitive after gutting World Languages, graduate math programs and more, reports @AmeliaKnisely.
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His lovely wife posted on FB earlier, but for those who hadn’t heard (and were wondering wtf is up) the generous solid human Bill Hart-Davidson passed away unexpectedly during a spring run. Live well y’all. He did.

Two review tasks and a letter of nomination for an award on my to do list today. (checking April off the list!) ...a reminder: I seek out at least one award nomination per month (sometimes more!), a practice of gratitude that takes a small bit of my time. Give it a try!

There's one week left to submit proposals for Spark volume 6, 'CCCC at 75 Years: Engaging Our Abundant Past, Present, and Future,' guest edited by Jennifer Sano-Franchini and Donnie Johnson Sackey. They're due 30 April! sparkactivism.com/volume-6-call/

Hot Take: This is worse than paying someone for an interview.

Jialei Jiang and I are happy to share the online-first version of our newest article on racialized emotions in community-engaged pedagogy. We have been doing this work since 2020 and we're still learning about the complexity of engaged scholarship. tandfonline.com/eprint/4MVBFMD…