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2018
Volume 77, Issue 2
  • ISSN: 0010-096X
  • E-ISSN: 1939-9006

Abstract

This piece was originally delivered as the CCCC Chair’s Address at the 2025 CCCC Annual Convention in Baltimore, Maryland, on April 10, 2025. It has been lightly revised for a print format.

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