CCCC position statements are statements on educational issues approved by the Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC) Executive Committee. Additionally, CCCC publishes guidelines and resources on a variety of topics.
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Statements on Teaching and Learning in Postsecondary Language and Literacy Classrooms
- Disability Studies in Composition: Position Statement on Policy and Best Practices [March 2020]
- Joint Position Statement on Dual Enrollment in Composition [November 2019]
- Position Statement on the Role of Reading in College Writing Classrooms [March 2021]
- Position Statement on Undergraduate Research in Writing: Principles and Best Practices [November 2024]
- Principles and Practices in Electronic Portfolios [November 2007]
- Promotion and Tenure Guidelines for Work with Technology [November 2015]
- Statement on Globalization in Writing Studies Pedagogy and Research [November 2017]
- Student Veterans in the College Composition Classroom: Realizing Their Strengths and Assessing Their Needs [March 2015]
- Writing Assessment: A Position Statement [April 2022]
Statements on Social and Linguistic Justice and Antiracist Pedagogies
- Black Technical and Professional Communication Position Statement with Resource Guide [September 2020]
- Guideline on the National Language Policy [March 2015]
- Position Statement on Citation Justice in Rhetoric, Composition, and Writing Studies [November 2022]
- Statement on Ebonics [June 2021]
- Statement on Language, Power, and Action [November 2022]
- Statement on Second Language Writing and Multilingual Writers [May 2020]
- Statement on Support for Gender Diversity/Trans, Two-Spirit, and Nonbinary Students, Staff, and Faculty [February 2023]
- Statement on White Language Supremacy [June 2021]
- Students’ Right to Their Own Language [November 2014]
- This Ain’t Another Statement! This is a DEMAND for Black Linguistic Justice! [July 2020]
Professional Standards and Resources: Research
- Guidelines for the Ethical Conduct of Research in Composition Studies [March 2025]
- Scholarship in Rhetoric, Writing, and Composition: Guidelines for Faculty, Deans, and Chairs [March 2018]
- Statement on Editorial Ethics [April 2023]
Professional Standards and Resources: Teaching and Learning
- A Position Statement of Principles and Example Effective Practices for Online Writing Instruction (OWI) [March 2013]
- Principles for the Postsecondary Teaching of Writing [November 2023]
- Statement of Principles and Standards for the Postsecondary Teaching of Writing [October 1987]
- Statement on Preparing Teachers of College Writing [November 2015]
Professional Standards and Resources: Working Conditions
- CCCC Statement on Community-Engaged Scholarship and Pedagogy in Rhetoric and Composition [November 2023]
- Position Statement on CCCC Standards for Ethical Conduct Regarding Sexual Violence, Sexual Harassment, and Workplace Bullying [March 2020]
- Statement of Best Practices in Faculty Hiring for Tenure-Track and Non-Tenure-Track Positions in Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies [April 2016]
- Statement of Professional Guidance for Mentoring Graduate Students [November 2019]
- Statement of Professional Guidance for New Faculty Members [November 2022]
- Statement on Effective Institutional Responses to Threats of Violence and Violent Acts Against Minoritized and Marginalized Faculty and Graduate Students [November 2019]
- Statement on Working Conditions for Non-Tenure-Track Writing Faculty [April 2016]
Statements on Current Issues
- CCCC Statement against War Crime [June 2022]
- CCCC Statement on Recent Violent Crimes against Asians, Asian Americans, and Pacific Islanders [March 2021]
- CCCC Statement on Violence at the Capitol on January 6, 2021 [January 2021]
- CCCC Ukraine Statement of Support [April 2023]
- Statement in Response to Proposed Cuts at WVU and Academic Austerity in Higher Education [September 2023]