Professor, Literacy, Language, and Culture - Clemson University @ClemsonReads
Joined July 2009
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14 Jun 2022
Please let me know what you think!
13 May 2022
Build towards the ultimate goal of comprehension! Dr. C.C. Bates’ ‘Interactive Writing: Developing Readers Through Writing,’ shows how to harness students’ reading and writing skills so literacy learning in one area supports another.
Out now→ amzn.to/3m4WlCp
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26 Sep 2025
I love my job and @ClemsonUniv 💕
26 Sep 2025
This week’s Fiercely Forward Friday
CC Bates leads Clemson University’s Early Literacy Center for South Carolina, shaping how literacy is taught and ensuring schools are better prepared to meet the needs of every learner.
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9 May 2025
RT @DrKristenDuncan: I was awarded Junior Researcher of the Year for Clemson University College of Ed! Attended an awesome celebration yest…
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23 Sep 2024
COE's Brooke Whitworth to serve as field editor of The Science Teacher for the @NSTA! The Science Teacher is one of NSTA’s esteemed, award-winning journals. Congrats, Brooke!
@OurClemson @ClemsonUniv @ClemsonResearch @EducationSC @AACTE
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13 Aug 2024
The 9th President’s Leadership Institute cohort kicked off a new year of leadership development. I look forward to working with this amazing group of individuals as we continue to elevate Clemson.
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8 Aug 2024
Congratulations to our newest doctoral degree recipients!
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18 Jul 2024
What an incredible milestone for women's athletics here at Clemson! I am excited to continue to see the growth of these programs and celebrate the achievements of our talented student-athletes.
18 Jul 2024
She Will Triumph 🧡💜
We are excited to announce that today officially marks the beginning of our year-long celebration of the 50th year of varsity Women's Athletics at Clemson!
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8 May 2024
Thank you!!@DabosALLINTeam
7 May 2024
We were so thrilled to welcome students and teachers from across the state to hear from Clemson football players and celebrate reading at our Tigers Read! event.
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@ClemsonUniv @OurClemson @Scholastic @SCASAnews @DabosALLINTeam
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7 May 2024
We were so thrilled to welcome students and teachers from across the state to hear from Clemson football players and celebrate reading at our Tigers Read! event.
bit.ly/4b7VWWE
@ClemsonUniv @OurClemson @Scholastic @SCASAnews @DabosALLINTeam
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4 Mar 2024
COE faculty/grad students from our literacy, language and culture program recently attended the National Council of Teachers of English Assembly for Research (NCTEAR) conference in Austin, TX.
@ClemsonUniv @CUGradSchool @ClemsonResearch
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7 Feb 2024
𝗚𝗥𝗜𝗧 𝗣𝗥𝗘𝗩𝗔𝗜𝗟𝗦! 😤👏
The Tigers take a BIG win back south with a road thriller against No. 3 North Carolina!
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12 Nov 2023
Another!
Clemson!
Championship!
@ClemsonMSoccer has just won the 2023 ACC Men's Soccer Championship!
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22 Jun 2023
We are preparing to launch the first College of Veterinary Medicine in the State of South Carolina following formal approval by the Clemson University Board of Trustees. We plan to enroll the first students in Fall 2026 with the first class of veterinarians graduating in 2030!
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28 May 2023
One year.
Four ACC Championships.
What a time to be a Clemson Tiger!
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10 May 2023
❤️
10 May 2023
Thank you Lord for this moment! So blessed that I got hooded by my amazing Chair @ccbates and committee member, Dr Malloy.
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