Robbie Pinter (English) presented a paper entitled “Journaling and Ritual: Practice as a Gateway to Writing” at the annual Conference on College Composition and Communication March 21-24 in St. Louis, Mo. Pinter collaborated with colleagues from several other institutions in the development and presentation of their session “Gateways to Self and Others: Examining Contemplative Practices in the Writing Classroom.” For more than 60 years, CCCC has been the world’s largest professional organization for researching and teaching composition. The annual conference attracts thousands of writing scholars and teachers from across the country.
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