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Marie Pruitt @mariepruitt.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

If you're also kinda broke because you're in between grad school and your first job--or kinda broke for some other reason--this is a great cheap recipe. And its even better if you blend it.

Recipe for potato and leek soup:
3 tbs olive oil
1.5 lbs potatoes, chopped
3 leeks, sliced and rinsed
4 C vegetable stock

Put oil in a large pot over mediumhear. Add potatoes, leeks, salt, and pepper and cook 2-3 mins.

Add stock and cook unit potatoes are tender (15-20mins). Blend.

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Marie Pruitt @mariepruitt.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

As you may know, the job market has been tough the past few years, which is why I feel especially proud and lucky to announce that in Fall 2026 I will be joining the English Department at Santa Clara University in the Bay Area of California as a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Writing Studies!

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Marie Pruitt @mariepruitt.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

Last week, I successfully defended my dissertation, "Visualizing the Knowledge Networks of Rhetoric and Writing Studies Journals" under the direction of Bronwyn Williams, Tim Johnson, Susan Ryan, and Derek Mueller! However, I only managed to get a photo with half of my committee -- whoops!

two men and one woman in business casual attire posing outside in front of a building

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Marie Pruitt @mariepruitt.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

Just sent off the first draft of the conclusion of my dissertation! There's still some revision ahead of me, but I'm starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel!

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Marie Pruitt @mariepruitt.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

These visualizations, from my article recently published in CCC, shows a citation network of articles published in CCC that cite other CCC articles. In network science, there are multiple ways to determine the "center" of a network.

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Marie Pruitt @mariepruitt.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

Can someone please tell me how I can write the last 15 pages of my dissertation? Because the procrastination has never been stronger.

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Marie Pruitt @mariepruitt.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

#4C26 is in the books! I had such a great time catching up with old friends, meeting new ones, and seeing everyone's amazing work. Thank you to everyone who came out on Saturday afternoon to attend my session! Here are the slides if you missed it: mariepruittportfolio.wordpress.com/presentations/

Young woman in professional attire giving a presentation in front of an audience

Selfie of five young professionals with conference lanyards posing in front of a blank presentation screen.

View of downtown Cleveland from tall building at night. Lots of tall buildings and bright lights.

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Marie Pruitt @mariepruitt.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

5y ago, I took my first rhet/comp class and decided I wanted to publish in College Composition and Communication 2y ago, I submitted my manuscript 1.5y ago, I received a revise and resubmit Today, you can read this (open access!) article in the latest issue of CCC: doi.org/10.58680/ccc...

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(Re)Considering Centrality: A Bibliometric Network Analysis of College Composition and Communication, 1950–2022 | ncte.org

This article examines one of the largest and most influential sites of knowledge production in the field of writing studies: College Composition and Communication (CCC). Based on a bibliometric networ...

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Marie Pruitt @mariepruitt.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

So excited to be presenting some of the findings from my dissertation at #4C26 If you're interested in disciplinarity, scholarly journals and publishing, or the networks of writing, stop by to check it out on Saturday at 12:30pm!

Screenshot of conference program: "Visualizing the Disciplinary Knowledge Networks of Rhetoric and Writing Studies Journals.
Supported by a series of static and interactive visualizations, this presentation offers a view of the citational and institutional networks through which scholarly journals produce the knowledge of the field. By exploring a map of 33 scholarly journals and a network of citations within College Composition and Communication, attendees will develop their understanding of the conversations happening within their corner of the field.
Room 10 (Exhibit Hall Level C2)
Presenter: Marie Pruitt, University of Louisville, KY"

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Marie Pruitt @mariepruitt.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

Dissertation revision day vibes 🐱

Work desk with a laptop showing a word document, papers and books, and a brown tabby cat sleepily looking off to the side.

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Marie Pruitt @mariepruitt.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

Being the data dork I am, I collected some interesting stats from my 2025-26 academic job search and put them together in a blog post with some of my thoughts on the market this year: mariepruittportfolio.wordpress.com/2026/02/15/m...

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My Reflections on the 2025-26 Academic Job Market

Some reflections on the 2025-26 academic job market, my job market stats, and a few pieces of advice for future job seekers.

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Marie Pruitt @mariepruitt.bsky.social · 29/12/2025

I will always prefer to read print. Don’t forget to support your favorite independent journals!

Print copy of the fall 2025 issue of the Composition Studies journal featuring a raccoon hiding in a tree.

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Nelson Flores @nelsonlflores.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

There is a rightwing student network targeting faculty who engage in research and teaching or simply exist in ways that contradicts their political views and we have to develop strategies to avoid falling into their traps while collectively organizing to protect academic freedom from their attacks

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Marie Pruitt @mariepruitt.bsky.social · 22/11/2025

So honored to be included in The Emerging Voices interview series from the @wacclearinghouse.bsky.social! Thank you Zakery Muñoz for putting this together! You can watch the full interview here: wacclearinghouse.org/media/interv...

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Marie Pruitt - The WAC Clearinghouse

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Marie Pruitt @mariepruitt.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

Stuck-at-home-nothing-to-do-but-work-on-my-dissertation weather.

Tree with a birdhouse covered in a light dusting of snow.

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Marie Pruitt @mariepruitt.bsky.social · 02/11/2025

I swear, no matter how much I write, my current dissertation draft remains 88 pages long.

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Marie Pruitt @mariepruitt.bsky.social · 01/11/2025

Saw my work in print for the first time today. Very cool feeling 😎

Print edition of a scholarly article titled “Journals as Disciplinary Archives” by Marie Pruitt

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Marie Pruitt @mariepruitt.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

Today I broke out the watercolors and painted a picture…and it was actually FOR my dissertation, not a procrastination method.

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Marie Pruitt @mariepruitt.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

It’s so hard to stay motivated during the fall semester when you’re on the job market because it really feels like you’re sending your applications into the void. Please tell me it gets better? 😭

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Marie Pruitt @mariepruitt.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

Interesting that we’re seeing ads for ChatGPT now. It’s almost like they over-promised and under-delivered and are having trouble finding people who are actually willing to pay to use it.

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Ben Williamson @benpatrickwill.bsky.social · 11/10/2025

I actually don't really care if AI is useful/interesting/good for some things in education actually - it is besides these things clearly a big problem already that maybe need listing yet again:

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Marie Pruitt @mariepruitt.bsky.social · 12/10/2025

Today I graded my students’ resume writing assignments and found out that one of them has an op-ed in the local newspaper, another has a pretty successful YouTube channel, and another has A WIKIPEDIA PAGE. They are so damn cool, ya’ll.

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Marie Pruitt @mariepruitt.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

If there’s one thing I’ve learned from living in the Midwest, it’s always keep an umbrella with you no matter what the forecast says.

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Marie Pruitt @mariepruitt.bsky.social · 20/07/2025

One of my favorite interactions with a student happened on the last day I taught at Miami University while finishing my master's Throughout the spring semester, it had come up once or twice that I was getting married the following summer. 1/3

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Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.blacksky.app · 20/07/2025

lmaaaooo oh my God I know it's bad to stan politicians but my heart wants to make a Zohran exception

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Marie Pruitt @mariepruitt.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

And guess what they’re using the funds for instead. AI programs and institutes. This is why AI refusal is important and necessary.

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Marie Pruitt @mariepruitt.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

Came across a (currently in-progress) series on YouTube by fellow DRC alum Sarah Fischer about the academic job market in rhet/comp. Definitely check it out if you're going on the market this year! Can't wait to watch the next episode! www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPvv...

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How to Land an R1 Tenure-Track Assistant Professor Job (Part 1: The Application)

YouTube video by Sarah Fischer

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Marie Pruitt @mariepruitt.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

CycLOUvia, July 13th, 2025, Frankfort Ave, Louisville, KY (part 1) Canon T3i Canon EF 50mm f/1.8

Large group of cyclists in a roadway waiting for a train to pass through the intersection. B&W.

Brightly colored tattoo shop exterior with two vintage bikes parked out front.

Sidewalk with "Corn on the Cobb $3.25" sign and bubble machine.

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Marie Pruitt @mariepruitt.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

CycLOUvia, July 13th, 2025, Frankfort Ave, Louisville, KY (part 2) Canon T3i Canon EF 50mm f/1.8

Man in black t-shirt on roadway doing a wheelie on a bicycle

Message written on pavement in colorful chalk: "Why isn't this everyday? @CYCLOUVIA"

Three cyclists on roadway with smiley face drawn with chalk

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Charles Logan @charleswlogan.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

Really can't emphasize enough that Character.AI is a predatory company profiting off of vulnerable children and if you're a teacher using the platform - or other LLMs - to "talk" with fictional or historical figures just stop.

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Marie Pruitt @mariepruitt.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

The DRC Writing with Data Syllabus Repository is LIVE: www.digitalrhetoriccollaborative.org/syllabus/wri... Check out and share this incredible collection of teaching materials on writing with data in composition, digital rhetoric, and technical and professional communication classes!

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Syllabus Category: Writing with Data

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Marie Pruitt @mariepruitt.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

I just read through a manuscript I recently submitted to a journal and found the phrase "...is an important consideration to consider." 🤦‍♀️

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Josh Shepperd @joshshepperd.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

Once humanities professors start quoting ChatGPT generated notes about theory in grad classes, this thing that we do is completely over. Either we're modeling lateral thinking for future professors or the humanities should be shut down.

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Jason Diamond @jasondiamond.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

Best city in the world, baby!

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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

Seeing a dude this happy, even though he lost, because he's happy a good person won, and a shithead lost. More of this please! This is teamwork!

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Marie Pruitt @mariepruitt.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

Going into the last year of my Ph.D., I decided to pick up an old hobby to keep myself sane. So I dusted off my old Canon T3i and snapped a few shots of the two most beautiful subjects I could find.

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Marie Pruitt @mariepruitt.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

The deadline for the DRC Writing with Data Syllabus Repository is only a week away! If you recently taught a writing with data course and you'd like to share your syllabus with other instructors, please consider submitting to the repository! www.digitalrhetoriccollaborative.org/2025/05/30/c...

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Call for Syllabi: Writing with Data

If you recently taught a course in writing, rhetoric, and/or technical, professional, or business communication with a significant thematic focus on writing with or about data, we invite you to…

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Marie Pruitt @mariepruitt.bsky.social · 15/06/2025

It's the last day of the DRC Blog Carnival on Digital Circulation in Rhetoric and Writing Studies! Our final post, "Collage as Socialist Circulation," comes from Stephen Paur. Read it here: www.digitalrhetoriccollaborative.org/2025/06/15/c...

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Collage as Socialist Circulation

“The distinguishing characteristic of the modern author . . . is that he is a proprietor, that he is conceived as the originator and therefore the owner of a special kind of commodity, the ‘work.”…

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Marie Pruitt @mariepruitt.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

Day 5 of the Digital Circulation in Rhetoric and Writing Studies Blog Carnival comes from Jaclyn Ordway: "Attending to Scales of Intensity: A Viral/Chronological Method for Researching the Circulation of Activist Rhetoric" Read it here: www.digitalrhetoriccollaborative.org/2025/06/13/a...

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Attending to Scales of Intensity: A Viral/Chronological Method for Researching the Circulation of Activist Rhetoric

Often when researching the circulation of activist rhetoric, we look at the texts that circulate with the most intensity and engagement, centering activist rhetoric and campaigns that garnered…

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Marie Pruitt @mariepruitt.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

I don't care if em dashes are becoming associated with AI writing. You can pry them from my cold, dead hands. These resource-guzzling plagiarism machines haven ruined enough things. I won't let them tarnish the em dash's reputation like this.

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