Question: For you, what is the most pressing or important issue that the field of Writing Studies is currently facing?

This is Kelly Moreland's headshot. Kelly sits in front of a book shelf in an office. She is wearing a pink cardigan over a grey t-shirt.

Kelly Moreland: My administrative experience as a gWPA has led me to believe that Writing Studies’ lack of widespread recognition as a field beyond our discipline’s membership is the most important issue our field faces. I see this as our most pressing issue, in part, because it often lies invisible when we come together as members of our larger discipline. When we conference together, we enjoy time to celebrate each other’s accomplishments and share in the community and knowledge-making of writing studies. When we go back home to our institutions, however, many of us are met with resistance: We have trouble accomplishing goals at department, college, and university levels because several members of other disciplines, including administrators, subscribe to the notion that “anyone can teach writing,” suggesting our field as needless. Increasingly, members of our field are reaching toward goals that seek to build writing-centered initiatives across departments, fields, and institutions. How can we achieve these goals, though, when our colleagues and administrators across disciplines question our expertise? If given the opportunity to become a member of WPA-GO’s Graduate Committee, I would be dedicated to having conversations among graduate students to learn more about this issue and to collaboratively strategize for our future work as writing program administrators who will encounter these issues throughout our careers.

For you, what is the most pressing or important issue that the field of Writing Studies is currently facing?

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