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SHAPING THE FIELD OF COMMUNICATION
The National Communication Association (NCA) is a not-for-profit membership-based scholarly society founded in 1914, committed to transforming lives through communication.
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NCA 2026 Awards: Call for Award Nominations
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New NCA Resource on Addressing Authoritarianism
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Attend the 2026 NCA Institute for Faculty Development
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4/24 VLO: Cultivating Your Leadership: Pathways to Advance and Grow
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Call for Nominations: NCA Leadership Positions
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Call for Members: NCA Strategic Plan Task Force
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24 April 2026 • 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
4/24 VLO: Cultivating Your Leadership: Pathways to Advance and Grow
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27 May 2026 • 11:59 pm – 11:59 pm
Award Nomination Deadline
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22 June 2026 • –
2026 NCA Institute for Faculty Development (IFFD) Hosted by Duquesne University
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Advancing communication scholarship,
teaching,
and practice
Communication focuses on how people use messages to generate meanings within and across various contexts, and is the discipline that studies all forms, modes, media, and consequences of communication through humanistic, social scientific, and aesthetic inquiry.
What is Communication
Communication Resources
and Publications
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Member
NCA Membership includes various benefits for scholars, students, professors, and communication professionals.
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Groups
Smaller communities within NCA’s large membership provide a range of resources including networking opportunities, Annual Convention programming, leadership opportunities, awards, and specialized information dissemination channels, among others.
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NCA is
committed to idea
NCA’s commitment to inclusivity flows from its mission statement in seeking to cultivate an organization in which all members feel valued and respected, as well as enabled and supported to achieve their professional interests in teaching, research, and service.
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