“I’m just gonna let you know how it is’: Situating Writing and Literacy Education in Prison” | Tobi Jacobi “Where Lifelines Converge: Voices from the Forest Correctional Creative Writing Group” | Laura Rogers “Disturbing Where We Are Comfortable: Notes from Behind the Walls” | Lori Pompa “Prison 101” | Shane R. Hillman “Telephone Conversation with… Continue reading Volume 4, Number 1, Winter 2004

I would like to start by introducing myself. My name is Shane Roy Hillman. I am 21 years of age. I have been an inmate at the Calgary Remand Centre since the beginning of April 2003. My experience as an inmate has been a process of learning and making choices. As an inmate, I enjoy… Continue reading Prison 101 by Shane R. Hillman

In recent decades, higher education has increasingly relied on contingent faculty to teach multiple sections of composition courses with low pay and few benefits. Administrators have argued that institutions need these faculty to protect tenure-track faculty in times of financial difficulty and to manage fluctuating enrollments. When Hurricane Katrina forced universities and community colleges to… Continue reading Flushing Out the Basements: The Status of Contingent Composition Faculty in Post-Katrina New Orleans-and What We Can Learn from It by Nicole Pepinster Greene

After reviewing some of the manuscripts for this issue, we, as editors, thought it would be appropriate to interview Steve Parks’ regarding his perspectives on graduate students and community projects. Steve has worked with graduate students for many years, including Jessica Pauszek, our Assistant Editor. He was also the past editor of this journal for… Continue reading Interview with Steve Parks by Willma Harvey, Cristina Kirklighter, & Jessica Pauszek