About the Author

Todd Ruecker is assistant professor of English at the University of New Mexico and the assessment coordinator for the College of Arts and Sciences. He is the author of Transiciones: Pathways of Latinas and Latinos Writing in High School and College and a co-editor of Linguistically Diverse Immigrant and Resident Writers: Transitions from High School to College and has published in a variety of venues such as TESOL Quarterly, College Composition and Communication, and Writing Program Administration.

Dawn Shepherd is associate professor of English and associate director of the first-year writing program at Boise State University. She is the author of Building Relationships: Online Dating and the New Logics of Internet Culture, and her research on romantic matchmaking and algorithmic culture has been featured in local and international media, including BBC World andThe Times of London. Her work has been published in edited collections as well as The Norton Book of Composition Studies andWPA: Writing Program Administration.

Heidi Estrem is professor of English and director of the first-year writing program at Boise State University, which was recently awarded the Council of Basic Writing's Award for Innovation. She has published on first-year writing pedagogy, new instructor development and support, and a range of writing program administration issues in WPA: Writing Program Administration, Composition Studies, Pedagogy, and numerous edited collections.

Beth Brunk-Chavez is professor of rhetoric and writing studies at the University of Texas at El Paso and the dean of Extended University. She is a 2009 recipient of the University of Texas System Regents' Outstanding Teaching Award. Her publications have appeared in WPA: Writing Program Administration, Written Communication, Composition Studies, and numerous edited collections. She served as the writing program administrator for the first-year composition program for five years, during which time the program was awarded a Conference on College Composition and Communication Writing Program Certificate of Excellence.

Reviews

"A valuable contribution to the field of composition and rhetoric, and to institutional discussions about retention and persistence that cut across fields."
--Rolf Norgaard, University of Colorado Boulder "Full of good writing and a sense that good people are doing this work. The book will resonate beyond WPAs and will likely foster more partnerships within institutions."
--Michele Eodice, University of Oklahoma