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2018
Volume 71, Issue 1
  • ISSN: 0010-096X
  • E-ISSN: 1939-9006

Abstract

Two-year college faculty have begun articulating a professional identity. After tracing the emergence of this concept and calls for solidarity in two-year college writing studies, we draw on two case studies to advocate for cross-sector disciplinary alliances that expand educational opportunity, improve professional equity, and advance social justice.

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