Continuing Linguistic Justice Work amid Political Mayhem


Diversity and Inclusion, Higher Education, Racial Justice, Social Justice, Writing Center pedagogy, Writing Centers

By Nikki Caswell, East Carolina University, and Sarah Kelley—Within the last few years, writing centers have been a target of outside political maneuvers and strategy. Conservative think-tanks advise individuals to scour writing center websites for critical race theory, diversity, equity, and inclusion, or other social justice-like language. In response, higher education institutions have made writing centers scrub their webpages: erasing diversity language and/or statements.[…]

April 8, 2025