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Abbreviated title (ISO 4)
  
CE

Edited by
  
Kelly Ritter

Language
  
English

Publication history
  
1939-present

Discipline
  
English language arts for college teachers

Publisher
  
National Council of Teachers of English (United States)

College English is an official publication of the American National Council of Teachers of English and is aimed at college-level teachers and scholars of English. The peer-reviewed journal publishes articles on a range of topics related to the teaching of English language arts at the college level, including literature, rhetoric, critical theory, and pedagogy. It sometimes publishes special issues devoted to specific themes. Its content is accessible electronically via ERIC, ProQuest, and JSTOR, and is indexed by the MLA.

Contents

History

College English began in 1939 when it was spun off from The English Journal. Its first editor was W. Wilbur Hatfield, who also edited The English Journal. He continued to edit both publications until 1955.

Editors

Since its founding in 1939, College English has had ten editors:

  • W. Wilbur Hatfield (1939-1955)
  • Frederick L. Gwynn (1955-1960)
  • James E. Miller, Jr. (1960-1966)
  • Richard Ohmann (1966-1978)
  • Donald Gray (1978-1985)
  • James C. Raymond (1985-1992)
  • Louise Z. Smith (1992-1999)
  • Jeanne Gunner (1999-2006)
  • John Schilb (2006-2012)
  • Kelly Ritter (2012–present)
  • References

    College English Wikipedia