The WAC Oral Histories Project

The WAC Oral Histories Project focuses on scholars who have made--and in many cases are continuing to make--significant and enduring contributions to WAC and, more broadly, to the field of writing studies. It includes stories of formative work in the writing across the curriculum movement, particularly during its first decades, reflections on that early work, and considerations of the continuing development of the movement.

Like out other interview projects, we are currently inviting nominations for the series. Self-nominations are encouraged. 

Glenn Blalock and Susan Wolff Murphy
Glenn Blalock and Susan Wolff Murphy

Glenn Blalock, Co-Founder of CompPile, and Susan Wolff Murphy, CompPile Editor and Associate Provost at Texas A&M Corpus Christi, reflect on WAC and writing studies. The conversation took place on October 6, 2025.

Pam Childers
Pam Childers

Pamela Childers, former Director of the Caldwell Writing Center at the McCallie Schools, is interviewed by Michael Pemberton, Emeritus Professor of English and past Director of the Writing Center at Georgia Southern University. The interview was conducted June 20, 2025.

Michael Pemberton
Michael Pemberton

In this interview, Michael Pemberton, Emeritus Professor of English and past Director of the Writing Center at Georgia Southern University, is interviewed by Pamela Childers, former Director of the Caldwell Writing Center at the McCallie Schools. The interview was conducted June 17, 2025.