''College English'' is an official publication of the American

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and is aimed at college-level teachers and scholars of English. The

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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

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, and is indexed by the MLA.

History

''College English'' began in 1939 when it was spun off from ''

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''. 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 eleven 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 (2012–2017) * Melissa Ianetta (2017–present)

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