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Malea Powell Named Editor of College Composition and Communication

May 24, 2018

Malea Powell, Professor and Chair of the Department of Writing, Rhetoric, and American Cultures, has been selected as the next editor of College Composition and Communication (CCC), one of the flagship journals in writing and rhetoric studies. Her first issue will appear in February 2020. College Composition and Communication publishes research and scholarship in rhetoric and composition studies that support college teachers in reflecting on…

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Merrill to Serve Two More Years as Department Chair

May 21, 2018

Professor Jason Merrill will continue to serve as Chair of the Department of Linguistics and Germanic, Slavic, Asian, and African Languages for an additional two years, or until August 15, 2020. Merrill has been serving as Interim Chair of the department since August 15, 2017. “This past year as Interim Chair, Dr. Merrill has guided the Department with the expertise and vision…

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New Director of CeLTA Appointed

May 10, 2018

Dr. Felix Kronenberg has been appointed Director of the Center for Language Teaching Advancement (CeLTA), effective August 16, 2018. He also will join the Department of Linguistics and Germanic, Slavic, Asian, and African Languages as a tenured Associate Professor in the German program. Kronenberg comes to Michigan State University from Rhodes College in Memphis, Tennessee, where he served as an Associate Professor and Director…

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