Georganne Nordstrom, Isaac Wang, and I are delighted to share that the latest issue of The Writing Center Journal is live! Congratulations to the authors, and many thanks to our reviewers. To read it, visit WCJ 44.1.

**the following message was sent to IWCA members on Monday, July 27**

Dear IWCA membership:

We were dismayed to learn of the NCTE leadership’s decision to de-charter the Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC), which we know is a professional home for many of our own members and colleagues. We stand with members who are feeling concern and distress about what the future holds after this change. IWCA has not received any additional information from NCTE or CCCC outside of the email to NCTE membership on Friday, July 24.

We do want to clarify to our membership that IWCA is a separate 501(c)(3) organization with its own nonprofit status; IWCA’s existence is not dependent in any way on NCTE. Other than the $25 we pay for assembly status out of our annual budget, your membership dollars do not directly support NCTE as an organization. 

IWCA leadership was already in the process of reevaluating our relationship with NCTE over the past year; Friday’s decision has significantly accelerated our timeline. Nonetheless, any changes in our current relationship with NCTE would require amending IWCA’s constitution. Please know that we (the IWCA officers) are working on a proposal to send to the IWCA Board. If approved by the Board, the proposed amendment will come before you as members for a vote.

From what we understand, CCCC members are currently crowdsourcing information in this Google Doc. We will share any additional official information regarding CCCC and the CCCC 2027 conference as we receive it, and we will communicate with you about the status of the 2027 IWCA Collaborative as soon as we are able. If you have any questions or thoughts at this time, please contact President Chris Ervin (chris.ervin@oregonstate.edu) and Vice-President Maggie Herb (herbmm@buffalostate.edu).

Thank you,

Chris Ervin, President

Maggie Herb, Vice President

Katie Levin, Treasurer

Glenn Hutchinson Jr., Past Treasurer

Rachel Azima, Secretary

Sherry Wynn Perdue, Past President 

The International Writing Centers Association invites nominations and self-nominations for the following Board roles:

• Vice President (Vice President commits to 6 years of service: Two years as Vice President, then two years as President, then two years as Past President)

• At-Large Representative (3 total)

• Graduate Student Representative (1 total)

• Peer Tutor Representative (2 total)

Self-nominations for any of the above positions are encouraged. To nominate yourself or a colleague, please fill out this form by June 8: https://forms.gle/v2T2sg6FRf7DWhB89. Detailed information about these roles and their expectations are below.

The International Writing Centers Association invites nominations and self-nominations for the following Board roles

• At-Large Representative (4 total)
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• 2-year College Representative (1 total)
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• Secretary (1 total)
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• Treasurer (1 total)
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• Peer Tutor Representative (2 total)

Self-nominations for any of the above positions are encouraged. To nominate yourself or a colleague, please fill out this form by June 23: https://forms.gle/8dZ9GcTzgEsLV7Lv. Detailed information about these roles and their expectations are below.

Looking forward to receiving your nominations,

Rachel Azima
IWCA Secretary

–Requirements for Running for a Board Position

To be eligible, a candidate must be an IWCA member in good standing. The Vice President must also be current on their NCTE membership during their term of office. 

Preferred Qualifications for Board Positions

Secretary

The IWCA Secretary is a voting member of the Executive Committee and is responsible for organizing, curating, and maintaining all current IWCA records, including meeting minutes. A description of the role is in the IWCA By-laws. Candidates will ideally have excellent communication and organizational skills. One or a combination of the following experiences is strongly preferred:

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• served on the board of IWCA or an IWCA affiliate
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• held an officer role in a writing-center related organization other than IWCA and its affiliates, such as a local writing center organization
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• participated regularly in IWCA or other writing-center-related professional gatherings, such as conferences

Treasurer

The IWCA Treasurer is a voting member of the Executive Committee and, in partnership with Past Treasurer, is responsible for coordinating IWCA’s finances. A description of the role is in the IWCA By-laws. The successful candidate will serve a two-year term as Treasurer, followed by a two-year term as Past Treasurer.

The following experiences and qualifications are strongly preferred:

• is able to respond to messages quickly and efficiently 
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• should live in close proximity to a Wells Fargo branch in the U.S.
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• is organized, detail-oriented, and task-oriented
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• has experience managing finances for a department, program, or professional organization

At-Large Representatives

The At-Large position is a nice entry-point for those writing center professionals who want to serve the IWCA organization and international writing center community and to develop their leadership skills. Ideally, candidates will have one or more of the following experiences:

• has a strong commitment to writing centers as a discipline
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• has substantial experience working in a writing center
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• participates regularly in IWCA or other writing-center-related professional gatherings, such as conferences
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• has the capacity to serve on IWCA committees throughout the year and to attend IWCA Board meetings monthly throughout the academic year

Peer Tutor Representatives

These positions provide students an opportunity to serve the IWCA organization and international writing center community and develop their leadership skills. The Graduate Student Rep and the Peer Tutor Reps are expected to:

• have strong interest in writing centers as a field
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• have experience working in a writing center
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• are able to attend IWCA Board meetings and serve on committees

Commitment to Diversity of Candidates and Board Membership

IWCA is committed to recruiting a slate of candidates from a range of institutions and across a variety of identities. The IWCA Board is made richer when its elected members represent the broader writing center community, both in the U.S. and globally. We encourage nominations and self-nominations of Black, Asian American, Latinx, Native American, and Pacific Islander writing center professionals; members of the LGBTQ+ community; individuals with disabilities; writing center professionals who live and work outside the U.S.; and writing center folk at two-year colleges, secondary schools, HBCUs, HSIs, and tribal colleges.

Being an elected member of the IWCA Executive Board means having an opportunity to sit at the table when a variety of important decisions are being made that will inform IWCA’s

• conference and event planning (annual conference, the Summer Institute, and the Collaborative);
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• organizational priorities such as accessibility, AI use in writing centers, research support, writing center work outside the U.S., and values- and identity-based priorities
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• Mentor Matching program;
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• decisions about grants and awards;
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• finances;
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• and more!

 Again, if you would like to nominate yourself or a colleague for a Board position, please complete the nomination form: https://forms.gle/8dZ9GcTzgEsLV7Lv5.  

If you cannot access the Google Doc to submit a nomination, please send the following information to Rachel Azima,  IWCA Secretary,  at razima2@unl.edu:

• The name of the nominee
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• The email address for the nominee
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• The name of the position you are nominating the individual for
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• Any supporting comments you feel are appropriate

Nominations are open until June 23, 2025. After the window for nominations closes, IWCA will reach out to each nominee to request short personal statement(s) about your experience and goals. Elections will be open from September 1 through September 15. Newly-elected board members and officers will be notified by October 1, 2025.

Frequently Asked Questions

Where can I learn more about serving as an IWCA Board member or officer?

The IWCA Constitution and Bylaws outline the responsibilities of Board members and officers. Potential nominees can also contact any of the current officers with questions. IWCA officers will be available for a town hall Zoom meeting in late May to answer any questions, as well. Email IWCA President Christopher Ervin (chris.ervin@oregonstate.edu) if you would like to receive information about the town hall meeting.

I read that officers (Vice President, President, Past President, Secretary, Treasurer, and Past Treasurer) are expected to attend the IWCA Conference and Collaborative @ CCCC each year of their term. Does IWCA provide any financial support for officers to travel to those conferences?

Yes. While all Board members’ roles are voluntary and unpaid, IWCA Officers are expected to attend both of those events in order to participate in Executive Committee and Board retreats, be present to conduct IWCA business meetings, and help coordinate the events, in addition to other obligations. For those reasons, IWCA officers are supported financially to attend the IWCA annual conference and the Collaborative @ CCCC. IWCA provides support up to $1500 per event for reasonable expenses related to IWCA conference travel. When an IWCA officer needs to attend other IWCA-related events (the Summer Institute, NCPTW, or a U.S. or international affiliate conference), financial support is available for these events as well. The IWCA Board adopted this travel reimbursement policy on March 30, 2016.

What is the time commitment involved in the various Board positions?

The time commitment for Secretary is manageable. The most time-intensive tasks revolve around managing the elections for the organization, but this takes place during the summer. This position serves as an excellent introduction to the behind-the-scenes work of the Executive Board.

The time commitment for Treasurer is busiest during the conference seasons, averaging a few hours a week. 

The time commitment for non-officer board positions includes attending board meetings several times a year, and, as much as possible, attending IWCA-sponsored events like the annual IWCA Conference and the Collaborative@CCCC. Non-officer board positions also involve committee work, which varies based on the committee. Serving on the IWCA board is manageable for most writing center professionals and student representatives.

IWCA would like to express its heartfelt appreciation to outgoing Editors of Writing Center Journal Harry Denny, Romeo García, and Anna Sicari; outgoing Reviews Editor Eric Camarillo; outgoing Associate Editors Ghada Seif Eddine and Luz Maria Carreno; and former Assistant Editors Donald Penner and Dani Putney. This team provided leadership and labor for Writing Center Journal since taking lead in 2021. As you might have read last month in IWCA’s announcement and press release about WCJ, the new editorial team (Nordstrom, Wang, and Wynn Perdue) has been working with the outgoing team to take on the journal editorial process and publication. 

Over the past four years, Denny, Garcia, and Sicari have published 10 issues, including a forthcoming special issue on the intersectionality of second language writing research and writing center practice. Perhaps the most impactful role they played was to shepherd WCJ through its transition from a subscription-based hard copy journal to an open access publication available through Purdue University Press. Not only has this work extended IWCA’s access and equity initiatives, but it also has allowed scholars to track readership patterns across the globe. 

IWCA owes a further debt of gratitude to the outgoing team for the work they’re doing to transfer editing operations to the incoming team, in particular Harry Denny, who serves on the Publication Committee that selected the incoming team. The transition from one team to the next is work that goes largely unrecognized and unappreciated outside the small circle of current and past editors.

We wish Harry, Romeo, and Anna, as well as Eric, Ghada, Luz, Donald, and Dani, all the best as they pursue new initiatives that were put on hold while they supported the work of other writers.

IWCA Executive Committee and Board

The IWCA Awards Committee is seeking chairs willing to lead the sub-committees that will select this year's Outstanding Article, Outstanding Book, Future Leaders Awards, and Travel Grants, as well as those interested in serving as members of those committees. Committee chairs are tasked with selecting committee members, reviewing nominated texts or Future Leader applications, convening committee discussion to select winners, and presenting those awards at the annual conference this October. Committee members will review nominated texts and participate in the deliberation and selection process. The IWCA Awards Chairs will solicit nominations, provide each committee with copies of nominated texts, and guide each chair through the review and selection process. 

If you've ever wanted to have a say about which scholars and scholarship are recognized in our field, this is a good opportunity to make your voice heard! If you are interested in volunteering or have questions about the role(s), please complete this Committee Members & Chairs volunteer form.

Please reach out to the co-chairs of the awards committee, Tatiana Cåceres and Kat Bell, if you have any questions. 

Dear IWCA Community,

We are excited to invite applications for an Event Accessibility Co-Chair to begin collaborative work in July of 2025. The Event Accessibility Chair(s) will work closely with the IWCA Board and Conference Organizers to support and facilitate accessibility at IWCA events, including the Fall Conference and the Spring Collaborative at CCCC. They will also collaborate with the IWCA Accessibility Committee and serve as their most direct voice in the event planning process. 

Information about the Event Accessibility Chair role is available here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bL5WY7XvO93G0OhY-kNXx3_cn1T6L8q9ojwrdwSSkbo/edit?usp=sharing. Interested applicants should email rachel.herzl-betz@nevadastate.edu no later than Monday, June 2nd.

Sincerely,

Rachel Herzl-Betz

WCA's GenAI Task Force soon will share findings from its survey of WC practitioners. Sarah Z. Johnson, Joe Essid, Genie Giaimo, Saurabh Anand, and I would like to thank the Research and Reports Subcommittee, led by Nathan Lindberg, for working to bring this critical resource to our members.

Although we are excited to share our findings, we are mindful that higher education--and the WCs within it--is under fire and GenAI is a quickly evolving landscape. The research must continue. We therefore encourage you to complete Lindberg and his colleagues' survey of the Imapct of GenAI Tools on Writing Centers. You also may want to review their previous reports:

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• 2024 Report on AI Writing Tools’ Impacts on Writing Centers
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• 2023 Report on AI Chatbots’ Impacts on Writing Centers
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Best Regards,

Sherry Wynn Perdue, Ph.D.

IWCA Past President and GenAI Task Force Co-Chair

MENAWCA’s 9th biennial conference is a platform for instructors, tutors, peer tutors, center directors, researchers and other professionals supporting student writers in the MENA region, to share innovative practices and research. We invite you to submit proposals to this year’s conference which will be hosted by New York University Abu Dhabi from 10 - 12 October, 2025.

Extended deadline for Call for Proposals is May 14th, 2025. 

Theme: Co-Creation with AI: Navigating New Horizons in Writing and Learning

Writing centers and programs focus on the writer, encouraging agency, empowerment, and self-actualization through developing not only composition but also linguistic skills. Traditionally, this collaboration exists as a relationship between the writer and the reader/tutor/instructor; however, with generative AI (GenAI) increasingly present and pervasive in composition, students are turning to these tools for support. While some are engaging with GenAI creatively and critically, many writers often rely on GenAI to generate text. As such, writing centers and writing programs are now at a crossroads of praxis, determining when, where, and to what extent GenAI should be part of composition moving forward. These considerations add to the existing complexities and nuances of academic writing, especially in the MENA region. It is necessary to consider the ways in which writers can continue to develop through voices, but now through and alongside GenAI. As practitioners, we can discuss methods and share stories to figure out how to use GenAI as a tool, moving toward co-creation rather than dependence.

Please submit your proposals at: nyuad.menawca@nyu.edu by filling out this form 2025 MENAWCA Conference - Call for Proposals

Fecha: del 16 al 20 de junio de 2025

Modalidad: Presencial. Para obtener más información sobre las fechas, horarios, los líderes del Instituto de Verano y más detalles, consulte la parte inferior de esta página.

Ubicación: Universidad de las Américas Puebla (UDLAP), México.

Organizadores principales del programa: Miriam Yvonn Márquez Barragán, Carolina Urizar Ocampo, Martín Sánchez Camargo.

Inscripción: Visite iwcamembers.org y cree una cuenta gratuita para registrarse. Los solicitantes registrados fuera de los Estados Unidos o Canadá deben seleccionar “Not applicable” para “State” en el formulario de registro.

Email:
IWCA: iwcaofficer@gmail.com

Centro para el Aprendizaje de la Escritura Académica y Pensamiento Crítico UDLAP: centro.escrituraacademica@udlap.mx

Desde 2019 el Instituto de Verano de la IWCA es una experiencia para profesionales, investigadores y profesores que trabajan en centros de escritura universitarios emergentes o establecidos, o que participan en programas de fomento de lectura y escritura en contextos académicos. 

Tras la experiencia y los resultados positivos en la reunión celebrada en Colombia en 2024, consideramos que podemos continuar el diálogo con los Centros de Escritura que integran el IWCA y los que forman parte de la Red Latinoamericana, con el afán de disminuir la distancia entre el norte y el sur global en cuanto a las soluciones a las problemáticas derivadas de las prácticas de las literacidades académicas en la universidad.

Con este propósito, el Instituto de Verano 2025 se celebrará en México, en el campus de la Universidad de las Américas Puebla (UDLAP), ubicado en la ciudad de Cholula, con el fin de entablar una conversación equilibrada e inclusiva entre los asistentes, abarcando problemáticas relacionadas con la literacidad en el medio educativo anglosajón, lo mismo que en la esfera de influencia de los hablantes del español, tomando en cuenta coordenadas continentales y socioculturales. La oportunidad de interactuar productivamente, compartiendo la riqueza de nuestras tradiciones educativas, creemos, fortalecerá la integración iniciada en Colombia de una red académica global preocupada por atender las agendas pendientes en la pedagogía de la lectoescritura académica y científica en las instituciones de educación superior. 

Para ello hemos organizado un programa bilingüe con conferencias, talleres, debates, presentaciones de libros y actividades culturales que permitan dar un panorama sobre las enriquecedoras perspectivas desde las cuales reflexionamos y promovemos la lectura y la escritura en el contexto académico desde la complejidad de las particularidades socioculturales, institucionales y pedagógicas de cada uno de nuestros contextos.

Sobre la Universidad de las Américas Puebla (UDLAP)

“La Universidad de las Américas Puebla fue fundada en 1940, en la capital del país con el nombre de Mexico City College. En el orden de reflejar más claramente la hermandad entre Estados Unidos y los países de América Latina, a inicios de la década de los sesenta cambió su nombre por Universidad de las Américas. Para entonces, el prestigio de sus profesores y proyectos de investigación, como el destacado programa de Arqueología en Oaxaca, la posicionaron en el extranjero y en la República Mexicana como una de las mejores opciones para los jóvenes que buscaban una formación de excelencia con una visión bicultural”. Ver más.

La UDLAP es un campus ubicado en la histórica ciudad de Cholula, situado a pocos minutos de la ciudad de Puebla, capital del estado del mismo nombre. El posicionamiento de nuestra universidad en el centro de México, y muy cerca de la capital del país, ofrecerán a nuestros visitantes nacionales e internacionales muchas facilidades logísticas para su traslado a la sede. Puebla es una ciudad colonial con mucha historia, atractivos turísticos y gastronómicos, con una rica y dinámica vida cultural que, además, tiene una parte moderna que combina lo mejor de ambas experiencias.  

Destacamos que la UDLAP es una institución acreditada por la Southern Association of Colleges and Schools - Commission on Colleges (SACS-COC) cumpliendo así con los más altos estándares de educación a nivel universitario. En México, es una de las mejores universidades privadas, con programas académicos de calidad, experiencia y prestigio internacional. Cuenta con 250 convenios en programas internacionales con 42 países para realizar intercambios académicos, duales o prácticas en la profesión.

A través de un equipo de profesores de la UDLAP, el Centro de Escritura Académica y Pensamiento Crítico (CAEAPC), -uno de los primeros centros de escritura en México- y el Centro de Aprendizaje de Lenguas (CAL), la UDLAP ha preparado un programa para el IWCA Instituto de Verano que contempla reflexiones sobre los Centros de escritura como espacios para el desarrollo de literacidades académicas universitarias, y el desarrollo de habilidades discursivas académicas y científicas. Además de ello, buscamos observar la escritura como un lugar de formación sobre la Integridad Académica y observar los cambios en relación a la tecnología y la Inteligencia Artificial.

Sobre el CAEAPC y el CAL:

Son dos de los tres centros de aprendizaje en la UDLAP. Ambos centros buscan el fortalecimiento de las habilidades en la escritura en contextos académicos y profesionales, tanto en español e inglés, respectivamente, desde un sentido de acompañamiento y reflexión de la escritura. Con un equipo de profesores, los dos centros ofrecen asesorías de escritura, talleres, clubes de lectura y demás actividades de fomento de lectura. 

Sobre el Summer Institute 2025:

Los temas a desarrollar durante para el Instituto de Verano 2025 son los siguientes: 

1. Centros de Escritura y literacidades académicas universitarias.
   
2. Centros de Escritura como espacios para el desarrollo de habilidades discursivas académicas y científicas.
3.  Centros de Escritura para la formación en la Integridad Académica.
4. Centros de Escritura e Inteligencia Artificial.

Consideramos los siguientes elementos para tomar en cuenta en la logística del Instituto de Verano 2025:

1. Duración: cuatro días de trabajo académico en las instalaciones de la universidad, y un día de actividad cultural.
   
2. Horario jornadas de trabajo: 9:00 a.m. a 5:00 p.m. Hora de comida de 13 a 15 hrs.
   
3. Tres conferencias magistrales.
   
4. Cuatro talleres enfocados a las líneas temáticas
   
5. Dos paneles de discusión
   
6. Dos presentaciones de libro

Tarifas inscripción propuesta (fecha límite de inscripciones el 5 de junio)

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• Participantes provenientes de Norte América (Estados Unidos y Canadá), Europa, Medio Oriente: US$ 730 (Viaje turístico incluido)
• Participantes provenientes de Asia y Oceanía: US$ 500 (Viaje turístico incluido)
• Participantes provenientes de América Latina, el Caribe y África: US$ 300 (Viaje turístico incluido)
• Participantes provenientes de México: US$ 230 (viaje turístico no incluido) o US$300 (viaje turístico incluido)
• Asistentes en línea a las conferencias magistrales (US$100)
• Profesores UDLAP: condonación de cuota (viaje turístico no incluido)

La tarifa incluye: 

• Inscripción y certificado.
• Refrigerios y almuerzos durante los cuatro días de trabajo en el campus.
• Excursión el día 20 de junio con transporte a Cholula, Tonantzintla y la ciudad de Puebla.
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La tarifa NO incluye: 

• La cuota no cubre gastos de transporte, hospedaje ni alimentación. 
• El quinto día, el de actividades culturares, cada participante debe pagar su consumo de alimentos.
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• En la tarifa de inscripción no están incluidos desayunos ni cenas, tiquetes aéreos, hospedaje y transporte en México. El Instituto de Verano ofrece la organización de las actividades y el transporte.  

Sobre reserva de hospedaje, ofrecemos un número limitado de habitaciones en el Hostal de la UDLAP, con cuotas reducidas:

Hostal UDLAP:

https://www.udlap.mx/hostal/

También contamos con un código de descuento en Hilton Garden Inn. Para revisar 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1mBQKDFTerSija3w5jaWSfmBjYBgbM_Gg/view?usp=sharing

Los costos estimados para asistir al Instituto de Verano desde Estados Unidos son los siguientes y pueden ajustarse según el lugar de viaje:

• Inscripción: $730 USD
• Boletos de avión: $500–$1200 USD
• Hotel en Puebla: $50–$60 USD por noche
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• Además, en su solicitud, los participantes pueden aplicar a una beca de viaje para recibir apoyo adicional con los costos de inscripción.

Si tiene alguna pregunta, por favor comuníquese con el IWCA.
IWCA: iwcaofficer@gmail.com

Centro para el Aprendizaje de la Escritura Académica y Pensamiento Crítico UDLAP:centro.escrituraacademica@udlap.mx

¡Te esperamos!

Programa:

Inauguración

Conferencia IWCA . 

Centros de Escritura y literacidades académicas universitarias.
Dra. Ana Cortés Lagos (USA) Stony Brook University
Centros de Escritura como espacios para el desarrollo de habilidades discursivas académicas y científicas.
Dra. Adriana Bolívar (Mexico) Universidad Central de Venezuela/ Universidad de Querétaro
 Centros de Escritura para la formación en la Integridad Académica.
*Dra. Valeria Benítez (México) UNAM
Centros de Escritura e Inteligencia Artificial.
Dr. Alberto Martínez Martinell (México) Universidad Veracruzana
Dra. Kristi Cole (USA) NC State University

Conversatorio: Centros de escritura en México

• UPAEP: Dra. Abigail Villagrán Mora  (Puebla)
• UAM-Cuajimalpa: Mtra. Carla Rivera Pastrana  (México City)
• BUAP: Dra. María Leticia Temoltzin Espejel  (Puebla)
• UDLAP: Dra. Carolina Urizar Ocampo (Puebla)
• UDLAP: Dra. Miriam Yvonn Márquez Barragán (Puebla)
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Presentaciones de libros:

The Routledge Handbook of Multiliteracies for Spanish Language Teaching: multimodalidad e interdisciplinariedad Routledge, 2024.

Dra. Cristina Castro Azuara Universidad Autónoma de Tlaxcala

Español para Fines Específicos (EFE) / The Routledge Handbook of Spanish for Specific Purposes Routledge, 2025.

Dra. Lucía Natale (online) Universidad de Buenos Aires

Dr. Martín Sánchez Camargo UDLAP

Cierre:

Grupo artístico UDLAP

Brindis