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Todd Craig Wins NCTE’s David H. Russell Award for Research in Teaching English

Todd Craig (African American Studies and CUNY Grad Center) is the recipient of the David H. Russell Award for Distinguished Research in the Teaching of English from the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE). The NCTE awards recognize literacy educators and experts for their commitment to work that advances literacy, the field of education, and the NCTE. Professor Craig was highlighted as a scholar who explores racial literacies, culture, and identity through the perspective of the Hip Hop DJ in his research and in his book, “K for the Way”: DJ Rhetoric and Literacy for 21st Century Writing Studies (Utah State University Press). Read more . . .