📆 We're extending the deadline for proposals by one week to December 22. Looking forward to seeing all your ideas for articles!

As a reminder, proposals for the 2026 ACM Special Interest Group on Design of Communication are due in ONE month! We are looking forward to welcoming you to SIGDOC 2026 at Metropolitan State University in St. Paul, MN. The Call for Proposals is live: sigdoc.acm.org/conference/2.... 1/3

Just a quick reminder that the deadline for proposals for the CDQ special issue on reinventing professional organizations is less than two weeks away (Dec. 15). We're happy to answer any questions you have about the issue or to talk through article ideas if you've got something percolating!

We are excited to announce the 2025-2026 SIGDOC Design Justice Program! Applications are due tomorrow, December 1. Please view the attached photo for more details, and visit sigdoc.acm.org/awards for information about previous Design Justice awardees.

Gissell Del Castillo and I published a review of Swarts and Carradini's Text at Scale. The book is a wonderful read that illustrates how researchers can think about the research methods. I'll be using it in my graduate methods course this spring. Full review: ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/112...

The deadline for our Career Advancement Grants is today! It provides funds for early career scholars to do research related to communication design. We've had some wonderful projects in recent years and look forward to seeing your proposals!

Applications must be emailed to [email protected] no later than 11:59 on November 20, 2025. Winners will be selected by December 7, 2025 in time for projects planned for spring 2026 or later. All applicants must be members of SIGDOC. 2/2 sigdoc.acm.org/awards-grant...

Seriously considering applying for our Design Justice Program! It pays SIGDOC members to work with nonprofits on communication design projects. You'll also have the opportunity to present that work at next year's conference.

There is still time to register for SIGDOC’s member-only free online speed interview workshop!! For whom: Students starting the job search soon When: 3:00-4:30 PM EST, Friday, November 14 Where: Register in advance for this Zoom meeting: ncsu.zoom.us/meeting/regi... 1/2

Huiling, Xiaoli, and I are editing a CDQ special issue on sustaining tech comm professional organizations in times of disruption, especially in light of the dissolution of the Society for Technical Communication (STC) in January. Proposals are due Dec 15. CFP: drive.google.com/file/d/1WfPt...

The FIU Writing and Rhetoric Program is hiring an Assistant Teaching Professor in Writing Studies! It's a wonderful department and program to work in. The official review date for application material is November 14, 2025. www.higheredjobs.com/institution/...

It's a great opportunity for early career researchers. Past projects have used the funds to purchase needed software or technologies, to compensate participants and collaborators, or simply as stipends to allow them to set aside time for the project. We're looking forward to seeing your proposals!

Excited to present with Shawbe Seal at #SIGDOC25 today at 2 PM! Our paper, “Marketing Technical Communication: A Content Analysis of Value Propositions on Master’s Degree Websites" is available open access at dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/...

Announcing the 2025-2026 Design Justice Program! Applications are due December 1. Please view the attached photo for more details, and visit sigdoc.acm.org/awards for information about previous Design Justice awardees.

Really looking forward to it!

Many thanks to Charles Woods for having us on the podcast! SIGDOC is a wonderful community. It has been an academic home for many people in our leadership since our days as grad students.

My review of Richard Johnson-Sheehan and Paul Thompson Hunter's Writing Proposals and Grants was published in IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication. It's a wonderful introduction to grant writing for tech comm students. The full review is here: ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/110...

I am thrilled to share that the FIU Writing and Rhetoric Program is bringing Dr. Antonio Byrd to Miami for our yearly speaker series! Join us this Thursday, February 6, from 5:00 to 7:30 PM at the College of Business Complex, Room 233 on the MMC Campus. This event is free and open to the public.

Just submitted my proposal!

SIGDOC 2025 proposals are due in 2 weeks! For more information, please visit our website: sigdoc.acm.org/conference/2...

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Happy to contribute to the chihuahua content. (This is my chi, Jake. He's a very sweet pup.)

My team's article from SIGDOC 2024 is available open access for now: dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/.... We wanted to contribute to conversations about failure in research. So, we analyzed our own attempt to work with GenAI on a quality analysis project through the lens of generative failure.