Ianetta Elected to Lead the Conference on College Composition and Communication 

Melissa Ianetta, Class of 1958 Professor and executive director of the Writing and Communication program in the School of Literature, Media, and Communication, has been elected Assistant Chair of the Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC).  

As the premier professional organization in postsecondary writing instruction, CCCC focuses on the teaching and study of composition, rhetoric, and communication in higher education. The organization advocates for “broad and evolving definitions of literacy, communication, rhetoric, and writing (including multimodal discourse, digital communication, and diverse language practices) that emphasize the value of these activities to empower individuals and communities.”   

Ianetta will serve a four-year term in which she will move through the officer ranks of Assistant Chair, Associate Chair, Chair and Past Chair of the organization, which typically hosts 2,000 to 3,000 writing scholars at its annual conference. Ianetta will chair this event in 2026.  

“I was honestly shocked to receive this accolade, the highest in my field,” Ianetta said. “I see this as an opportunity to pay back a discipline that has given me so much in my career and to enhance connection of the Writing and Communication Program’s postdoctoral teaching fellows to the conversations of writing studies.”  

The CCCC is part of the National Council of Teachers of English, the country’s oldest organization of literacy educators from pre-K through graduate school. At Georgia Tech, Ianetta researches and teaches topics such as writing program administration, peer tutoring, writing culture, editing practices, and the effect of disciplinarity on pedagogy.