Representing two CUNY institutions, Baruch College and Guttman Community College, this panel addresses equity, diversity, and inclusion as related to the college writing classroom.  Instructors from Baruch explore and reflect on the tensions between one of the main goals of first-year writing courses, the learning of (academic) writing conventions, and the desire to promote inclusiveness and diversity through language acquisition, deployment, and creation at Baruch College. Instructors from Guttman describe curricular changes at Guttman Community College grounded in abolitionist and culturally responsive pedagogy and theory, as well as the scholarship and activism of linguistic justice. Recognizing the complex realities of the diverse student body at both Baruch and Guttman, and across CUNY, attendees are encouraged to bring questions, ideas, and current practices, and to participate deeply as we collaborate toward bettering CUNY Composition instruction. ​