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Please share: We invite applications for a full-time Renewable Term Appointment (RTA) lecturer position in our First Year Writing Program. This is a 10-month instructional faculty position beginning August 2025. jobs.jmu.edu/jobs/rta-lectu… (Job ref# 20000714)

The School of Writing, Rhetoric & Technical Communication at JMU invites applications for two tenure-track positions in technical and professional communication at the rank of Assistant Professor to begin August 2025. jobs.jmu.edu/jobs/tenure-tr…, (Job ref# 20000715)

We’re delighted to welcome Meghalee Das who will be joining us as an Assistant Professor in the School of Writing, Rhetoric, and Technical Communication beginning Fall Semester 2024.

Please share: We invite applications for a full-time Renewable Term Appointment (RTA) lecturer position in our First Year Writing Program.  This is a 10-month instructional faculty position beginning August 2024. joblink.jmu.edu/postings/15571

The School of Writing, Rhetoric & Technical Communication (jmu.edu/wrtc) at JMU invites applications for a tenure-track position in technical and professional communication at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor to begin August 2024. joblink.jmu.edu/postings/15423

The School of Writing, Rhetoric, and Technical communication is hiring in #techcomm, particularly #userexperience, #ContentStrategy, and grant writing. Assessment of applications begins Oct 6. joblink.jmu.edu/postings/12677 #teamrhetoric #sigdoc

Congrats to Dr. Jen Almjeld on her recent article in the Journal of Multimodal Rhetorics! journalofmultimodalrhetorics.com/6-1-2-issue-al…

The School of Writing, Rhetoric, and Technical Communication at James Madison University is hiring! Please consider applying or forwarding this call. Application review begins on 10/6/22. joblink.jmu.edu/postings/12677

It’s World Storytelling Day! Powerful stories compel the reader to take an action, a vital skill for writers in all industries, from business to IT. Want a career where you can make an impact through storytelling? Check out WRTC today! jmu.edu/wrtc

Congratulations 🎉 to WRTC alumna, Emma Maiorana ('14), on the publication of her book "Love to be Loved," a children's book about learning compassion for all animals. Check it out here: love-to-be-loved.square.site

Arta Sejdiu is a graduate student from Kosovo 🇽🇰 who placed 3rd in the annual thesis competition. She shares how presenting research in English was challenging but rewarding. Retweet if you can relate! jmu.edu/news/grad/2022…

Congratulations to WRTC’s Jen Almjeld and five JMU co-authors on the publication of “Mapping Tensions: Positioning Community Engagement Challenges as Generative Space” in The Journal of Community Engagement and Scholarship. digitalcommons.northgeorgia.edu/jces/vol14/iss…

Congrats to Michael Klein on receiving a 2022 CCCC Technical and Scientific Communication Award for "Effective Teaching of Technical Communication: Theory, Practice, and Application." Klein won for the Best Original Collection of Essays in Technical or Scientific Communication.

Congratulations 🎉 to WRTC professor, Cynthia Martin, on the recent publication of "The Monstering of Diabetes: The Failure of Fear and Sarcasm in Public Health PSAs." link.springer.com/book/10.1007/9…

Online registration for this important virtual event is open: sites.lib.jmu.edu/aaadjmu/fairfa… Register today!

Congratulations 🎉 to WRTC professor, Cathryn Molloy, on the recent publication of "Strategic Interventions in Mental Health Rhetoric." routledge.com/Strategic-Inte…

Established by Chip and Gray Maher to encourage JMU undergraduate writing and design that promotes empathy and encourages audiences who feel unrecognized or misunderstood, this scholarship is open to all returning JMU undergraduates. Submit by February 18: bit.ly/JMU-Whitten-Ma…

Three Minute Thesis - Arta Sejdiu - WRTC youtu.be/tSfhvbKnjSk via @YouTube Watch it here! "Positive and Negative Transfers of Rhetorical Awareness that Students Bring from High School to College: A case study at James Madison University" Advisor: Kurt Schick

WRTC majors: Apply now for the JB Hancock Scholarship for Writing and New Media! Over $3000 available! More info bit.ly/JBHancock

Congratulations to our 3MT Winners! 1st - Jaclyn Tolchin - Biology, MS 2nd - Lara Leggio - Communication Sciences & Disorders, PhD 3rd - Arta Sejdiu - Writing, Rhetoric, & Technical Communication, MA People's Choice - Telena Turner, Communication & Advocacy, MA