September 14, 2021
NCA’s 2021 Mid-Career Scholars Writing Retreat (MCSWR) was held July 26 – 30, 2021. The retreat was originally scheduled for 2020 at the University of South Florida; however, the COVID-19 pandemic prompted a 12-month delay and a shift to a virtual format. The goal of the MCSWR is to provide associate professors with research and writing time, networking, feedback, and words of wisdom from mentors and fellow participants.
Patrice Buzzanell (University of South Florida) served as the MCSWR organizer and retreat facilitator, and mentors included Travis Dixon (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) and Laura Ellingson (Santa Clara University). The nine participants included Dawna Ballard (University of Texas at Austin), Miranda Brady (Carlton University), Leslie Harris (University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee), Rebecca Meisenbach (University of Missouri), Ronnie Olesker (St. Lawrence University), Erin Rand (Syracuse University), Meghan Sanders (Louisiana State University), Kesha Morant Williams (Penn State – Berks), and Jill Yamasaki (University of Houston).
NCA’s 2022 spring public program, “Creating Space for All: Communicating about Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access in Our Classrooms and on Our Campuses,” was held virtually on April 25. More than 50 people attended the program. In case you missed it, a recording of the program is now available on...
Hosted virtually by the University of Nevada at Reno. NCA’s Institute for Faculty Development, also known as the “Hope Conference,” is a five-day learning seminar for undergraduate Communication faculty to learn about new directions in theory and pedagogy and to develop new course area expertise. Due to the ongoing pandemic,...
Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, NCA’s 2021 public program series, “Communication & Resilience: COVID in Contexts,” was held virtually as two special episodes of Communication Matters: The NCA Podcast and as a series of YouTube videos. This series included a spring and a fall public program. The first program in...
Because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, NCA’s fall 2021 public program, “Communication in a Changing World: Navigating Relationships During and Post Pandemic,” will be released as an episode of Communication Matters: The NCA Podcast and a video on NCA’s YouTube page on October 14, 2021. The public program will explore interpersonal relationships and...
A second Conversation with NCA Leadership was held on August 24. In attendance were NCA President David T. McMahan, First Vice President Roseann M. Mandziuk, Second Vice President Walid Afifi, Immediate Past President Kent Ono, and Interim Executive Director Linda Taliaferro. Nearly 90 participants joined the call to hear about...
On Wednesday, July 28, 2021, more than 60 people attended “Covering Anti-Asian Violence: A Workshop for Journalists and Scholars,” a virtual workshop for journalists and scholars interested in writing about Asians and Asian Americans, especially stories relating to anti-Asian violence. See the recording of the workshop here or watch it below....
The NCA Doctoral Honors Seminar (DHS) brings together promising doctoral students and distinguished faculty members from across the discipline and around the world to discuss current topics in Communication. The 2021 seminar took place virtually Wednesday, July 14 – Friday, July 16. Twenty-eight doctoral students represented 25 colleges and universities...
On June 25 and 26, more than 30 Communication department chairs from around the country met virtually for NCA’s 6th biennial Chairs’ Summer Institute (CSI). This year’s CSI, themed “Leadership Challenges in a Changing World,” explored how to cultivate respect and inclusive cultures, how to manage challenges associated with digital...
The National Communication Association (NCA) and the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) are co-sponsoring a workshop for journalists and scholars interested in stories about Asians and Asian Americans, as well as stories covering anti-Asian violence. The panel will be held on July 28 from 1:00 to...