There he manages a first-year writing program taught almost exclusively by contingent faculty and spends much of his time mentoring them and keeping them abreast of the developments in the field. As the chair of the college’s general education committee, Brandon has been instrumental in spearheading a revision to the gen ed program, which has expanded to include a WAC requirement. He has served on the CWPA’s Breakfast Committee and is currently serving on the Diversity Task Force. For the past few years, his research interests and administrative attention have been focused on how basic writing courses are taught and administered, especially at small liberal arts colleges.