How might writing instructors dedicated to community-writing or service-learning courses take into account and even mobilize the lived experiences of all their students? Veteran community-writing instructor Glenn Hutchinson charts the history of his understanding that the conventional goal of such courses, to engage students in their communities and help them become more active citizens, doesn't acknowledge the reality of the many college students who are prohibited from becoming US citizens, in spite of long years of residence in this country.

Writing Accomplices with Student...