ABSTRACT
Those of us in the field of applied writing (a broad term I often use to encompass
technical communication, professional writing, and really any kind of workplace
writing) often feel that because what we teach is easily seen as connecting
students to careers, we are more impervious to much of the budget-slashing
frenzy that has gripped higher education for more than half a decade. The reality
is that nothing is further from the truth.
