Axis: the Praxis blog

What happens when we write? Why do we teach writing the way we do? How does writing education engage with questions of race, gender, accessibility, and cultural difference? How does the writing center function as an interdisciplinary space?

Axis extends the writing center conversation from Praxis, our peer reviewed scholarly journal, into a public forum. Exploratory, experimental, and informative, the blog speaks to questions on the cutting edge of writing center theory and practice. Axis features writing from undergraduate and graduate educators at the University of Texas at Austin, and guest writers from universities across the United States.

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We here at Praxis hope this post finds you all safe and well. After the University of Texas’s extended spring break, we will return next week with new Axis posts, our continued rolling submission cycle, and preparations for our Spring issue.

We know many—if not all—of you are working on the complexities of transitioning courses, moving operations online, coming up with solutions for providing writing center, tutoring, and academic support services to students during this time of social distance. We are at Praxis have always published digitally, and we will continue to operate as usual once we return to the digital “campus” next week.

That said, as you reflect on the semester, we also welcome Axis submissions that help to compile best practices and provide solidarity for all of our colleagues. We, too, will be reflecting on the changes in operations as the University Writing Center at UT transitions to fully-online consultations for the rest of this semester.

Stay well, wash your hands, and keep in (digital) touch!