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The National Communication Association is a scholarly society that enables & supports its members’ Communication research & teaching.
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NCA is seeking a Founding Editor for the new journal, Communication and Race. The newly appointed editor will begin processing manuscripts in early 2023 and will oversee the volumes published in 2024-2026. Read the call and apply today!
#NCA21
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The public expects search engines to show results that are credible, and trust-worthy. But UCLA Comm Prof
@SafiyaNoble
says search engines are filled with bias against women and minorities.
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Congratulations to everyone whose papers and discussions were accepted for our 109th Annual Convention in National Harbor! Let us know which panels you are looking forward to seeing the most.
#NCA
#freedom
#convention
#communication
#academia
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We'd like to give a shout-out to all of our communication, speech, and media educators out there: Thank you for your dedication and service to the discipline! Who would you like to thank?
#WorldTeachersDay
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What are possible career paths for Communication Ph.Ds. outside of academia? Save the Dates for a virtual workshop series on April 6, 9, and 13 about
#AltAC
careers beyond the academy. Hosted by ASU’s The Transformation Project and NCA.
#CommTwitter
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Experts suggest that a liberal arts degree may become more valuable as technical tasks are automated. Skills such as communication and creativity were found to be “the most important skills for success” in an HR survey at Google.
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For
#TeacherAppreciationWeek
, we'd like to give a shout-out to all of the Communication, Rhetoric, Speech, and Media Studies teachers out there! Do you have a Comm teacher you'd like to thank?
#ThankATeacher
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Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro and his supporters have used mobile apps to spread misinformation. However, many of the apps have recently cracked down.
@UVA
@MediaStudies
Prof
@DavidNemer
weighs in.
#Brazil
#SocialMedia
#WhatsApp
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In an
@MSNBC
segment,
@UdelComm
Prof
@dannagal
Young discusses how to reach people who believe in conspiracy theories.
#Communication
#misinformation
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NCA is pleased to recognize & congratulate Carly S. Woods (
@DebatingWomen
), Assistant Professor at
@UofMaryland
as the recipient of the 2019 James A. Winans-Herbert A. Wichelns Memorial Award for Distinguished Scholarship in Rhetoric and Public Address.
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Congratulations to Walid Afifi, NCA’s newly elected Second Vice President, and to NCA’s other newly elected leaders. See the full results of the NCA election on NCA’s website.
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1/2 Communication and Race, NCA’s newest journal, is now accepting submissions. Editor Armond R. Towns (
@blkmaterialist
) encourages submissions from across the Communication disciplines.
Use the submission portal:
Publisher:
@Routledge_MandC
@tandfonline
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Mark your calendars: NCA Convention Central opens for submissions for
#NCA18
on January 15. This year’s theme is “Communication at Play.” Like this tweet if you plan on submitting this year.
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New research from
@LinkedIn
finds that the number one skill employees across the country are lacking is interpersonal communications.
#jobsearch
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The deadline for submissions for NCA’s 106th Annual Convention has been extended to April 8 to provide extra time to those responding to coronavirus plans on their campuses. Read the full call for this year’s convention.
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NCA is pleased to recognize and congratulate
@CUBoulderCMCI
Prof Lisa A. Flores as the recipient of the 2021 James A. Winans-Herbert A. Wichelns Memorial Award for Distinguished Scholarship in Rhetoric and Public Address. Congratulations!
#NCA21
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Communication teachers, are you teaching Public Speaking? Consider incorporating NCA’s video on Speech Anxiety.
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NCA congratulates all Communication graduates; we wish you the best on your future endeavors!
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@ComResearcher
@Change
Hi
@ComResearcher
, We appreciate you reaching out. We will be extending the deadline to April 8. The official announcement will be posted tomorrow.
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March 29, at 11:59 pm, PT. That is the deadline to submit your proposals for the NCA 109th Annual Convention. This year’s convention theme is “Freedom.” You don’t have to be an NCA member to participate. Visit NCA Convention Central today to learn more and submit your proposal!
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In this
@chronicle
article,
@UTexasMoody
PhD Student
@smileitsjoy
and
@uconncomm
Prof
@DrShardeDavis
discuss creating
#BlackInTheIvory
. Thousands of Black scholars have used the hashtag to share their experiences with discrimination in higher education.
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Check out this guide on avoiding gender bias when writing reference letters for students.
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Comm Prof Kathleen Hall Jamieson,
@AnnenbergPenn
, has received the
@theNASciences
2020 Public Welfare Medal. NAS bestowed its highest honor for Jamieson’s research on science communication & for promoting fact-checking of scientific & political issues.
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NCA is pleased to recognize
@SarahJTracy
Arizona State University, and Angela Trethewey, California State University, Chico, as the recipients of the 2019 Charles H. Woolbert Research Award.
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What can you do with a degree in Communication? A new report unveils the 10 most versatile college majors, with a degree in Communication ranking seventh on the list. Via
@MarketWatch
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How will the ongoing confusion over
#freespeech
and freedom of expression play out in 2018? Comm
@Prof_McCall
weighs in.
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Does concealed carry on college campuses impact teaching? New research published in Communication Education suggests that college teachers may refrain from controversial discussions, inflate grades, and even move office hours because of guns.
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In this interview with
@phillymag
,
@AnnenbergPenn
Comm Prof &
@APPCPenn
Director Kathleen Hall Jamieson discusses the spread of conspiracy theories and false information.
#misinformation
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Look who made the number 2 slot in
@ThePrincetonRev
’s list of the top 10 college majors? Communications majors will be prepared for “a wealth of career options,” they write.
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When students complete a program of study in Communication, what should they know, understand, and be able to do? The NCA Learning Outcomes in Communication (LOC) project sought to answer this question.
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NCA is pleased to recognize & congratulate Lisa Flores, an Associate Professor at the University of Colorado Boulder (
@CUBoulder
), as the recipient of the 2019 Douglas W. Ehninger Distinguished Rhetorical Scholar Award.
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A new study suggests that people may be the source of their own fake news. Comm Prof Jason Coronel found that “people can self-generate their own misinformation. It doesn't all come from external sources.”
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NCA is pleased to recognize and congratulate
@CUBoulderCMCI
Prof Lisa A. Flores as the recipient of the inaugural IDEA Scholarship Award. Congratulations!
#NCA21
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NCA is pleased to recognize and congratulate
@USFComDept
Prof Steven R. Wilson as the recipient of the 2021 Mark L. Knapp Award in Interpersonal Communication. Congratulations!
#NCA21
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New on the NCA Bookshelf: “Qualitative Research Methods: Collecting Evidence, Crafting Analysis, Communicating Impact” (2nd Ed), by
@asuhdshc
Comm Prof
@SarahJTracy
, which received the NCA Org Comm Division’s 2020 Outstanding Textbook of the Year Award.
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Comm Prof
@DrSheenaHoward
says “Luke Cage” is a jarring perspective on black representation, and positive progress.
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Communication is among the most in-demand competencies that employers want, according to
@GeorgetownCEW
.
#Communication
#highered
#career
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What can you do with a
#Communication
degree? NCA’s Comm Grad Spotlight features coaches and consultants, sports announcers and social media marketers.
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NCA is pleased to recognize and congratulate
@Creighton
undergraduate student Lily Reinikka as the recipient of NCA’s 2022 Lambda Pi Eta Top Paper Award at the
@CSCA_COM
Annual Convention. Congratulations!
#CSCA22
#CommTwitter
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NCA is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Shari Miles-Cohen as NCA’s new Executive Director, effective January 3, 2022. Please join us in welcoming Dr. Shari Miles-Cohen!
#NCA21
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Hong Kong’s “Apple Daily” newspaper has closed after 26 years of operation. The paper was the largest pro-democracy paper in Hong Kong.
@CUHKofficial
Comm Prof
@lokmantsui
weighs in.
#HongKong
#AppleDaily
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NCA is pleased to recognize & congratulate Abraham Iqbal Khan, Assistant Professor at The Pennsylvania State University (
@penn_state
), as the recipient of the 2019 Karl R. Wallace Memorial Award.
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NCA has signed a joint letter to Congress in opposition to the proposal to tax graduate school tuition waivers as income. Read it here:
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Online databases such as
@womenalsoknowstuff
are attempting to rectify their lack of female experts on a variety of topics. Comm Prof Tammy Vigil’s media requests have shot up since being added to the list.
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In a
@Newsweek
piece,
@my_ccu
Comm Prof
@HeatherTDay
addresses Americans’ loss of trust in the government and organized religion: “For perhaps the first time, it appears that new power is toppling old power systems and we should all pay attention.”
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✨ Attention, NCA convention goers! ✨
The call for submissions is open! Click the link to learn more about the process and submit your work before the April 5 deadline.
🔗
#ConventionSubmissions
#NCA2024
#academia
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Earlier in June,
@uconncomm
Prof
@DrShardeDavis
and
@UTexasMoody
Ph.D. student
@smileitsjoy
created the hashtag
#BlackintheIvory
to chronicle discrimination experienced by Black people in academia.
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The newest episode of 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘔𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴: 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘕𝘊𝘈 𝘗𝘰𝘥𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘵 features
@CASatUSF
Prof
@joshscacco
,
@KUCommStudies
Prof
@ashleymuddiman
, and
@UACCIS
Prof
@CynPeacock
, who visited the 2020 Iowa caucuses.
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If your conference presentation was cancelled or presented virtually, you can still include it on your CV. This
@APA_Style
guide offers examples of how to include such presentations.
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NCA is pleased to recognize and congratulate
@NewhouseSU
Prof
@DrSrivi
Ramasubramanian as the recipient of the 2021 Robert J. Kibler Memorial Award. Congratulations!
#NCA21
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Comm Prof
@dannagal
weighs in on the “astounding level of political polarization” in the U.S., as manifested in two of the most popular political podcasts,
@PodSaveAmerica
, and The
@BenShapiro
Show.
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A recent LinkedIn report names Communication as one of the 10 most versatile college majors. The report ranks Communication at number seven, ahead of computer science, information technology, and sociology. Read NCA’s July C-Brief today!
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Author
@carminegallo
“Calling public speaking a ‘soft skill’ diminishes its value in a world that cherishes the hard sciences. Public speaking isn't soft. It's the equivalent of cold, hard cash.”
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Working on your fall syllabus?
@BroomCenter
has created a tool to help you quickly identify relevant work by Black Mass Comm scholars, including
@commvt
Prof
@dr_nlogan
,
@ManshipSchool
Prof
@DavidStampsII
&
@LamarCommDept
Prof & Chair
@dr_tindall
.
#phdchat
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Thinking about pursuing a Ph.D. in Comm, but not sure where to apply? NCA’s Doctoral Program Guide provides useful information about doctoral programs in Communication.
#phdchat
#AcademicChatter
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Warren Buffett has some good advice: improve your public speaking skills and increase your value by 50%.
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Thinking about pursuing a Ph.D. in Comm, but not sure where to apply? NCA’s Doctoral Program Guide provides timely and useful information about doctoral programs in Communication, and now includes dozens of program-specific videos.
#PhDChat
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Graduating with a Communication degree soon? Here are a few career paths to consider if you’re not staying in academia. What are you exploring right now?
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To wrap up
#NCACareerWeek
, recent winners of the NCA Gerald R. Miller Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Award, Celeste Wagner, Meredith L. Pruden, and Ashley Garcia will be sharing their insights on crafting award-winning dissertations.
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NCA is pleased to recognize and congratulate
@MasseyCJM
Prof
@mjdutt
, who has been named a 2021 NCA Distinguished Scholar. Congratulations!
#NCA21
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We are delayed in releasing the convention program due to staff transition and expect to release it in late August (if not sooner). We appreciate your patience. Visit the NCA convention page for ongoing updates:
#NCA2023
#convention
#academia
#freedom
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Professors have all been there: They prepare compelling questions to generate relevant discussions with their class, but the conversations fall flat. Here are several ways to increase engagement. Comm profs: Do you have additional tips?
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Attending NCA’s Annual Convention next month? Make sure to add the Carroll C. Arnold Distinguished Lecture to your schedule! Comm Prof Lisa Flores will be delivering the lecture on Friday, Nov 15, at 5 p.m. Sponsored by
@PearsonNorthAm
#NCA19
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Did you know that Communication is one of the most popular humanities majors?
@AmericanAcad
's Humanities Indicators’ data indicate that, in 2015, nearly 25 percent of bachelor’s degree completions in the humanities were in Communication.
#Humanities
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Olympian Simone Biles has withdrawn from competition to prioritize her mental health. In a Newsweek op-ed,
@my_ccu
Comm Prof
@HeatherTDay
argues that “athletes are increasingly taking ownership of their bodies.”
#SimoneBiles
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Lisa A. Flores, University of Colorado, Boulder (
@CUBoulder
), will deliver the Carroll C. Arnold Distinguished Lecture, sponsored by
@PearsonNorthAm
, at 5 p.m. in Holiday Ballroom 6 (Second Floor), Hilton.
#NCA19
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8
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A new diversity and inclusion study by
@USCAnnenberg
Prof Stacy L. Smith and colleagues (
@Inclusionists
) shows that Netflix has made strides in representation.
#Netflix
#representation
#representationmatters
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Clemson Communication students may help Twitter remove accounts that are interfering with the election.
@ClemsonCOMM
Prof
@DarrenLinvill
helps explain how the students did it.
#Election2020
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