Volume 44, Number 1

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Editors’ Column, Lisa Blankenship and Dominique Zino
DOI: https://doi.org/10.37514/JBW-J.2025.44.1.01

Bringing a Folding Chair to the Table: Building Towards Authentic Equity in Professional Conversations about Developmental Education, Emily K. Suh and Bethany E. Sweeney
DOI: https://doi.org/10.37514/JBW-J.2025.44.1.02

It’s Not a Neutral Choice: Implications of Student Self-Placement in a Basic Writing Course, Jennifer Burke Reifman
DOI: https://doi.org/10.37514/JBW-J.2025.44.1.03

“I come from a different generation”: Quare Dreaming and Career-Making in Basic Writing, Candace Chambers and Spencer Salas
DOI: https://doi.org/10.37514/JBW-J.2025.44.1.04

Errors & Excitations: William Steig’s The Bad Speller, William DeGenaro
DOI: https://doi.org/10.37514/JBW-J.2025.44.1.05

About this Issue

The Journal of Basic Writing publishes articles of theory, research, and teaching practices related to basic writing. Articles are refereed by members of the Editorial Board and the Editors.

Editorial Staff

Editors: Lisa Blankenship and Dominique Zino
Associate Editors: Charissa Che and Mudiwa Pettus
Consulting Editors: Hope Parisi and Cheryl C. Smith
Production Editor: Zach Muhlbauer

Previous JBW Editors:
Mina P. Shaughnessy (1975-1979)
Sarah D'Eloia Fortune (1980-1985)
Lynn Quitman Troyka (1986-1988)
Bill Bernhardt and Peter Miller (1989-1995)
Karen Greenberg and Trudy Smoke (Summer 1996)
Trudy Smoke and George Otte (Fall 1996-2001)
George Otte and Bonne August (2002)
Bonne August and Rebecca Mlynarczyk (2003-2007)
Rebecca Mlynarczyk and Hope Parisi (2008-2010)
Hope Parisi and Cheryl C. Smith (2011-2023)

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Information

The Journal of Basic Writing is published twice a year, in the spring and fall, with support from the City University of New York, Office of Academic Affairs. ISSN 0147-1635

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