Kevin G. Smith
Associate Professor, General Faculty and Director of Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC)
Office Address/Hours
Bryan Hall 314A / Tu/Th 12:30-1:30 in-person
Class Schedule
Tu/Th 9:30-10:45, 11:00-12:15
Degrees
Ph.D., English (Rhetoric and Composition), Northeastern University, 2018
M.A., New Media Studies, DePaul University, 2012
B.A., English, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2009
Research Interests
Writing studies, Digital/multimodal writing, Community and public writing, Higher Education, Learning science and pedagogy
Books
Getting Learning Right: The Promise of Higher Education, MIT Press (August 4, 2026)
Selected articles
Smith, Kevin G., Chris W. Gallagher, and Kristi Girdharry. “Writing Transfer, Integration, and the Need for the Long View.” College Composition and Communication, vol. 73, no. 21, pp. 4-26.
Lesh, Charlie and Kevin G. Smith. “Rerouting Place in Community-Engaged Teaching: Lessons from the Spatial Disruption of COVID-19.” Reflections: A Journal of Community-Engaged Writing and Rhetoric, vol. 21, issue 1, n. pag.
Public scholarship
Kevin G. Smith, Chris W. Gallagher, and Kristi Girdharry. “The Value and the Values of College.” Inside Higher Ed. July 27. 2026.
Kristi Girdharry, Chris W. Gallagher, and Kevin G. Smith “The Real Mission of Higher Education is Hiding in Plain Sight.” Guest post for John Warner’s Column Just Visiting. Inside Higher Ed. June 10, 2026.
Recent presentations
“Methodological Deep Cuts,” Panel with Steph Ceraso and Charlie Lesh. Conference on College Composition and Communication, Baltimore, MA: 10 April 2025.
“What Changes in Student Writing?” Roundtable with Chris Gallagher, Kristi Girdharry, Anne Gere, Naomi Silver, and Tiane Donahue. Conference on College Composition and Communication, Spokane: WA (virtual): 9 April 2021.