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Convention News:
– Don’t Delay: Register for the 111th Annual NCA Convention & Booking Discount Housing
– Save on Airfare
– Exciting Convention Events and Activities
– Graduate School Open House & Career Center
NCA News:
– Register Now for the October VLO: “Academic Freedom and a Commitment to IDEA: Navigating the Current Cultural Climate”
– In Case You Missed it – Recent Virtual Learning Opportunities and Public Programs Recordings
– Announcing the 2025 NCA Election Slate of Candidates
– Apply to be the Next Host for NCA Summer Programs
– Call for NCA Journal Editors and Submissions
– Timely Topic: NCA Resource on Addressing Authoritarianism and Fascism
– Submit Your Superb Syllabi to the NCA National Office
– Access the NCA Career Center: Where Communication Professionals Connect
– ACLS Statement Against White House “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education”
– New At-Home Advocacy Toolkit
– Communication Currents, Vol. 2; No. 20
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Don’t Delay: Register for the 111th Annual NCA Convention & Booking Discount Housing
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“Communicate to Elevate” at the 111th Annual NCA Convention, Nov. 20–23, 2025 with pre-conference and Day of Service activities on Nov. 19, 2025, at the Gaylord Rockies Resort & Convention Center in the Denver Metro Area. This premier event offers innovative opportunities for learning, networking, and inspiration. Check out the Online Program and plan your convention experience.
Save time and avoid the lines for in-person registration at the convention, register now to attend. To receive the discounted member rates, your membership must be active through Dec. 1, 2025, or later.
Guest Convention Access
Just stopping by one session? Family members and other guests watching you present should register as a guest.
Want the full convention experience with multiple sessions, receptions, and exhibits requires registration at our special $65 Friends and Family rate.
New Hotels Options Added
Overflow hotel options have been added, including a student option. Shuttle service will be provided between the overflow properties and the Gaylord. Reserve now, as these new housing options are expected to sell out soon!
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We’ve partnered with two airlines for convention discounts!
Delta Air Lines:
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Book online or call 1-800-328-1111
- Meeting Event Code: NY43N
- No service fees when booking through dedicated line
United Airlines:
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Book online with discount code: ZRCY354651
- Phone: 1-800-426-1122 (reference Z Code: ZRCY, Agreement Code: 354651)
- MileagePlus members earn miles with this code
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📘 Exhibit Hall – Wednesday, Nov. 19, 3 – 7 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 20, 7:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m., & Friday, Nov. 21, 7:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Explore booths from leading academic publishers, educational technology companies, and other organizations. Many offer giveaways and valuable resources for your teaching and research. Even stop by the NCA Hub for all things NCA!
📚 General Sessions
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Opening Session – Thursday, Nov. 20 5:30 – 6:45 p.m.: “Lifting as We Climb: Extending the PhD Pipeline and Elevating the Next Generation of Communication Scholars” The Opening Session officially kicks off the convention and brings our entire community together. Sponsored by the National Office, this signature will explore the transformative power of mentoring within communication studies, spotlighting a national PhD pipeline initiative designed to recruit and support future scholars. Stay afterward for the Welcome Reception to meet new colleagues and greet returning friends over light refreshments and a cash bar. The reception is complimentary and open to all registered attendees—the perfect way to launch NCA’s 111th convention!
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Carroll C. Arnold Distinguished Lecture – Friday, Nov. 21, 5:30 – 6:30 p.m.: “Suturing Solidarities that Sustain our Capacities to Imagine” The Arnold Lecture is given in a plenary session each year at the annual convention of the Association and features the most accomplished researchers in the field. This year, join Speaker Mohan Dutta for a lecture about the power of communication.
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Presidential Address and Awards Ceremony – Saturday, Nov. 22, 5:30 – 7 p.m.: Join NCA President Jeanetta Sims, Ph.D., for her Presidential Address, followed by the presentation of prestigious NCA Awards recognizing outstanding contributions to the field of communication studies. A champagne toast follows the ceremony. This event is sponsored by the Taylor & Francis Group.
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🫶 Day of Service – Wednesday, Nov. 19, 3 – 6 p.m.
Join us for community service supporting the Boys and Girls Clubs of Metro Denver, where children of all ages develop healthy habits for their minds and bodies. The Boys and Girls Clubs provide essential daily support including mental health resources, nutritious meals and snacks, and safe spaces for play and activity.
Two ways to participate: Drop in anytime to assemble snack packs at the Gaylord Rockies (free), or pre-register to visit a local club and work directly with children during their after-school program ($15, limited space, transportation provided). Thank you to Kendall Hunt for sponsoring this wonderful event!
… And so many more opportunities for you to learn, network, and engage with the communication discipline, check out the Online Program.
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Graduate School Open House & Career Center
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Two valuable networking opportunities await you at the convention:
Graduate School Open House
Thursday, Nov. 20 | 1-4 p.m.
Connect with 75+ participating colleges and universities. Faculty representatives will be available at individual booths to discuss programs, admissions requirements, and academic communities.
NCA Career Center
Friday, Nov. 21 | 9 a.m. – Noon | Free to all registered attendees
University hiring departments nationwide will have booths for job seekers, featuring opportunities from assistant professor to lecturer positions across specializations including strategic communication, digital media, interpersonal communication, and organizational communication. CV consulting also available.
Reserve a Booth: Deadline Extended to Oct. 31, 2025
For questions about the GSOH and Career Center, contact convention@natcom.org.
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Register Now for the October VLO: “Academic Freedom and a Commitment to IDEA: Navigating the Current Cultural Climate“
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Join the National Communication Association (NCA) on Friday, Oct. 24 from 10-11 a.m. EDT for a transformative virtual event that will provide IDEA scholars, allies, and those in positions of leadership with an understanding of how academia restricts the academic freedom of IDEA scholars and what information we need to support IDEA in the current cultural climate.
Mark your calendars and register now for this must-attend event!
This VLO will feature expert insights from both seasoned and fresh communication scholars interested in academic freedom and maintaining commitment to IDEA in the current cultural climate:
- Leandra Hernández, University of Utah
- Noorie Baig, Flame University
- Jim Cherney, University of Nevada Reno
- Julie-Ann Scott-Pollock, University of North Carolina
For questions about this event, please email Rachael E. Purtell, National Communication Association Research Associate, at academic@natcom.org.
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In Case You Missed it – Recent Virtual Learning Opportunities and Public Programs Recordings
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Announcing the 2025 NCA Election Slate of Candidates
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We are pleased to announce the slate of candidates for the 2025 NCA election. The Nominating Committee and the Leadership Development Committee have prepared a diverse and thoughtful group of candidates for your consideration.
Candidate information—including vision statements and video messages from the Second Vice President candidates—is now available on the NCA website. We encourage all members to review the slate and learn more about each candidate.
Voting will open on Dec. 2, 2025, at 9 a.m. PST and close on Dec. 31, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. PST. All active individual members of NCA are eligible to vote.
Thank you for participating in this important process and helping shape the future of the Association.
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Apply to be the Next Host for NCA Summer Programs
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The National Communication Association invites applications from U.S. colleges and universities to host the NCA’s 2026 Doctoral Honors Seminar, 2026 Institute for Faculty Development, and 2026 Midcareer Scholars Writing Retreat, all to be held during June and July 2026. Full information about submitting an application, due December 5, is available here. In 2025, the Doctoral Honors Seminar was hosted by the University of Tennessee, Knoxville and the Institute for Faculty Development was hosted virtually by Duquesne University. The Midcareer Scholars Writing Retreat was last held in 2024 at Auburn University.
Questions may be addressed to Dane S. Claussen, NCA Director of Research, Publications and Professional Advancement, at dclaussen@natcom.org.
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Call for NCA Journal Editors and Submissions
| The National Communication Association is seeking applications for the editorships of Communication and Cultural/Critical Studies, Journal of International and Intercultural Communication, and Text and Performance Quarterly, published by NCA and Taylor & Francis. Applications are due Jan. 31, 2026. The Publications Council’s nominees will be voted on by the Executive Committee and, if approved, will be voted on by the Legislative Assembly in Spring 2026. New Editors-Elect will begin working with manuscripts in 2027 and serve as Editor during 2028-2030. Editors receive a semi-annual stipend and may choose to have an associate editor or other editorial assistance. | NCA’s Journal of Communication and Race and the Journal of Applied Communication Research currently have minimal backlogs. This means shorter review times and quicker publication for accepted articles. Learn more about these journals and the submission process for all of NCA’s journals on NCA’s website. | | Timely Topic: NCA Resource on Addressing Authoritarianism and Fascism | |
Check out NCA’s new online resource, “Addressing Authoritarianism: A Resource Library,” an active scholarship repository addressing the global rise of authoritarianism and fascism.
This archive, created as a grass-roots volunteer project led by Marina Levina, PhD., Editor of NCA’s Communication and Critical/Cultural Studies and chair of the Critical and Cultural Studies Division, will be a living document evolving over time through contributions from others in NCA and beyond.
“Addressing Authoritarianism” provides resources to enable successful pedagogical, research, creative, and administrative interventions into authoritarianism and fascism. Available to all, this public resource features theoretical, historical, and pedagogical resources on authoritarianism and fascism for scholars and educators to use in their teaching and writing.
The library contains theoretical and historical texts in communication and beyond, as well as college-level and K-12 lesson plans, and extensive media databases aimed at promoting critical interventions into authoritarianism and fascism. The library addresses authoritarianism and fascism as a global phenomenon with an emphasis on different regions worldwide. Taylor & Francis has now provided open access to 18 journal articles on this topic listed in the resource library.
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Submit Your Superb Syllabi to the NCA National Office
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As part of the NCA’s project of building out its new website, the NCA staff is asking that you consider sending to us your excellent syllabi!
Do you have a fantastic one for the foundational course? An interesting one for interpersonal communication? A super one for small group communication? An outstanding one for organizational communication? A dedicated one for death and dying communication? A scintillating one for science communication?
Please email them (PDF or Word only) to: academic@natcom.org.
We can’t guarantee that every one of them will be posted on our website, but we promise to carefully review each one and to keep adding to a syllabi library on an ongoing basis!
| | Access the NCA Career Center: Where Communication Professionals Connect | | Discover your next opportunity or new hire at the NCA Career Center, a leading resource for communication professionals. Job seekers can browse targeted listings, set job alerts, create and refine resumes, and access career guides. Employers benefit from a specialized talent pool, enhanced postings, resume search tools, and virtual career fairs. Visit the NCA Career Center and see how it connects communication professionals with opportunities! | | ACLS Statement Against White House “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education” | | |
The American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) is a nonprofit federation of 81 scholarly organizations including NCA. On Oct. 1, the White House proposed to nine leading American universities that they agree to a list of demands in exchange for receiving preferential access to research funding. The “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education” undermines the long-standing independence of American academia. It works against the best interests of colleges and universities and of every one of us who has benefited from the knowledge they produce.
ACLS calls for the immediate rejection by all institutions of higher education, noting that, “Universities and colleges have one mission: to advance knowledge. Faculty carry out the mission by conducting research and teaching students. The knowledge they produce and circulate is independently assessed by professional peers. Interfering with that process by forcing knowledge to pass through a political filter is a tactic adopted by the Soviet Union and other authoritarian states. The White House is dressing up its compact as a reasonable corrective to what it views as problems in campus culture. Let no one be deceived. This proposal imposes government censorship on academia. It is anti-American, and it weakens our democracy by devaluing academic expertise”
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New At-Home Advocacy Toolkit
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NCA is a member and serves on the board of the Consortium of Social Science Associations (COSSA), a nonprofit organization with a mission to promote sustainable federal funding for and widespread use of social and behavioral science research. During these turbulent times, it is more important than ever that elected officials hear from their constituents. Members of the Congress were elected to represent the interests of you and your community; unfortunately, too few Americans utilize their right to engage with policymakers on the issues and concerns confronting their communities. There are lots of actions you can take to affect federal policy without needing to travel to the nation’s capital.
We are excited to share with you COSSA’s newest resource, their At-Home Advocacy Guide!
This resource contains information on how you can impact federal policy from anywhere by calling and emailing your Members of Congress, attending a Town Hall meeting in your community, or responding to action alerts, among other activities.
Whether you are new to advocacy and looking to dip your toe in the policy process, or you’re already active and want new ideas, this guide is for you! We invite you to read it and share with others who want to engage in advocacy but may not know where to start.
| | Communication Currents, Vol. 2; No. 20 |
The latest Communication Currents is out: “Shitposting to the Senate: Humor, affect, and the working class in the Fetterman-Oz race”. Click the button below to read and learn more.
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