Bio

Rev. Dr. Zandra L. Jordan is Director of the Hume Center for Writing and Speaking. A trained rhetorician and ordained Baptist minister, she holds a B.A. in English from Spelman College, a M.A.T in English from Brown University, a MDiv with Certification in Black Church Studies from Emory University, and a PhD in English and Education from the University of Michigan. Her current scholarship focuses on womanist ethics, racial justice, and writing center administration. At Stanford, she also serves as a Chaplain Affiliate with the Office for Religious and Spiritual Life. Beyond Stanford, she serves on the ministerial team at University AME Zion Church in Palo Alto. Dr. Jordan is a proud member of the San Francisco-Peninsula Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated and the San Jose (CA) Chapter of The Links, Incorporated.

Contact

  • Work
    zljordan@stanford.edu
    University - Staff Department: Writing and Rhetoric Operations Position: Director, Hume Center for Writing and Speaking
    • 450 Serra Mall, Building 250 (Room 210)
    • Stanford,  California  94305 

Additional Info

  • Mail Code: 2085

All Publications

  • “Womanist Way-Making in Writing Center Administration: Reflections on Marginalization and Resistance" Disruptive Stories: Structural Marginalization, Globalization and Marginalization, and Embodied Marginalization Jordan, Z. L. 2024
  • "Becoming as Fine as We Wanna Be: Rhetorical Worldbuilding in Womanist Proclamation" Rhetoric, Politics, and Culture Jordan, Z. L. 2024
  • "Beyond the Tutor Training Seminar: A Womanist Approach to Ongoing Professional Development "for Racially Just Writing Tutoring Writing Centers and Racial Justice: A Guidebook for Critical Practice Jordan, Z. L. 2023
  • "Flourishing as Antiracist Praxis: An Uncompromised Commitment to Black Writing Tutors" WPA: Writing Program Administration Jordan, Z. L. 2021
  • "Womanist Curate, Cultural Rhetorics Curation, and Antiracist, Racially Just Writing Center Administration" The Peer Review Jordan, Z. L. 2020
  • "Clarity and Creativity as Womanist Ethics for Teaching and Evaluating Theological Writing" Teaching Theology and Religion Jordan, Z. L. 2019
  • "Students’ Right, African American English, and Classroom Writing Assessment: Considering the HBCU" Race in Writing Assessment Jordan, Z. L. 2012
  • "'The Evidence of Things Not Seen:' Faith and Persuasion in the Obama Era" African American Experiences in the Obama Era: Theory, Advocacy, and Activism Jordan, Z. L. 2012
  • “Found Literacy Partnerships: Service and Activism at Spelman College” Reflections: Writing, Service-Learning and Community Literacy Jordan, Z. L. 2011