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.

About Glenn Blalock and Susan Wolff Murphy

Glenn Blalock retired from Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi in 2020, after 33 years of teaching and serving in various administrative roles at five different institutions. He engaged with WAC/WID work throughout his career—developing courses, curricula, programs, and professional development efforts. He worked with disciplines across curriculum, including health professions, nursing, engineering, computer science, business, and the range of disciplines included in “General Education.”

Susan Wolff Murphy is Associate Provost and Professor of English at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. A long-time WPA for the first-year writing program and site director for the Coastal Bend Writing Project, she oversees the Center for Faculty Excellence, Graduate Education, Study Abroad, Honors, and BAAS. She has been Managing Editor of CompPile since 2007. She co-edited Bordered Writers: Latinx Identities and Literacy Practices at Hispanic-Serving Institutions (2019) and Teaching Writing with Latino/a Students: Lessons Learned at Hispanic Serving Institutions (2007).

Credits

Video Production: Mike Palmquist and Zakery R. Muñoz

Closed Caption Editing: Camaryn Wheeler

Additional credits are provided at the end of the video.