Technical Communication and Rhetoric

05/20/2026

05/20/2026

Day 3 (last day!) of this year’s May Seminar included conference-style presentations by third-year student cohorts who practiced delivering their research projects to a room-sized audience, with moderated Q&As. Lunch keynote featured a panel of faculty, administrator, and university leaders who led a conversation on academic labor and institutions.

05/20/2026

And to wind down, May Seminar students and faculty members enjoyed an evening of scrumptious buffet and heartfelt conversations at The Greenhouse at Buddy Holly Avenue. Catering by Chez Sami. Vibes courtesy of Lubbock sunset.

05/20/2026

The second lunch keynote of this year’s May Seminar was given by Dr. Stuart Selber, Professor of English and Director of Digital Education at Penn State. While Dr. Selber delivered his talk via distance, the students and faculty members were captivated by his practical heuristics for (re)framing AI competencies in technical communication. Pictured here are introductions by Dr. Beau Pihlaja, director of graduate studies, and Dr. Michael Faris, department chair.

05/19/2026

Day 2 of our May Seminar began with a research network forum, where second-year cohort members present their research ideas to peers and faculty members in a mid-paced, rotating feedback format.

05/18/2026

Our annual May Seminar, a multi-day in-person learning event designed for online doctoral students in TCR, is currently underway! Featured here is the first lunch keynote, “Access by Design,” presented by Dr. Imari Cheyne Tetu, incoming assistant professor at TTU.

05/06/2026

We are hiring a Lecturer in Technical Communication. Please share this job posting to your students, colleagues, and networks who are seeking a job.

Job Details: The Department of English in the College of Arts and Sciences at Texas Tech University inv

05/04/2026

Take a listen to TCR alum Dr. Tiffani Tijerina's research and advocacy for open educational resources in this episode of The Big Rhetorical Podcast.

📌Episode 197 of TBR Podcast is live now! Don't miss the brilliant Dr. Tiffani Tijerina discuss her research agenda and innovative approach to teaching technical communication as a part of TBR Podcast Emerging Scholar Series. We are one step closer to episode 200!

🔑 Technical Communication, Open Pedagogy, Open Access, Digital Publishing, Writing.

🔗https://shorturl.at/7uLdA

⚡️Dr. Tiffani Tijerina is an Assistant Professor of Rhetoric and Writing at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. Her teaching and research focus on open educational resources, open pedagogy, instructional design, alternative grading, social justice, design justice, emerging technology, AI writing, and the intersections of all.

🎙️The Big Rhetorical Podcast is hosted by Dr. Charles Woods, Director of Writing and Assistant Professor of Rhetoric and Composition in the Department of Literature and Languages at East Texas A&M University. The Big Rhetorical Podcast has garnered the Kairos Service Award, John Lovas Award, Computers & Composition Michelle Kendrick Award for Outstanding Digital Production/Scholarship, and the CCCC Technology Innovator Award. Reach out to [email protected] if you would like to be featured on The Big Rhetorical Podcast. Visit our website https://lnkd.in/dxZz9rEm and follow us on social media