Student Overview
RSA is committed to supporting future generations of rhetoric scholars by working to keep participation in conferences and institutes as affordable as possible, awarding travel grants, funding RSA student chapters, and providing network development opportunities.
Student Resources
RSA Remote
RSA Student Chapters provide a forum for gathering locally as rhetoricians and can serve a variety of rhetoric-related functions. Many established student chapters have created or are creating rhetoric colloquia.
Student Resources
Here we are building out recourse center for graduate students (and all!). Let us know if you find any resources out of date, or if you have any to add..
Student Membership
Student memberships are offered at a reduced rate and include a subscription to RSQ. Being an active member of RSA helps students become integrated into interdisciplinary conversations about rhetoric and provides access to other resources.
Chapter Directory
Start a chapter today! All you need is a faculty advisor and at least three RSA student members. Click “Submit Your Chapter” below.
The Chapter Directory offers basic information, in a standardized format, about the growing number of student chapters for graduate and undergraduate students. It is meant to be a starting point for surveying what chapters are doing.
Student Events
RSA annual events alternate between conferences and institutes and offer exciting intellectual opportunities for graduate students and faculty.
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June 7 — June 11, 2027
RSA 2027 Institute
The 2027 RSA Summer Institute promises to be extremely engaging and generative for participants’ work.
Location: Galt House Hotel
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June 7 — June 10, 2027
Seminar 1: Rhetoric, Marx, and the Crisis of Late Capitalism
Leaders: James Rushing Daniel (Seton Hall University) and Catherine Chaput (Fordham University). This seminar will introduce Karl Marx as a resource for enhancing materialist inquiry, exploring many of his most […]
Location: Galt House Hotel
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June 7 — June 10, 2027
Seminar 2: Rhetorics of U.S. Religious Identity
Leaders: Kristina M Lee (University of South Dakota) and Jonathan J. Edwards (University of South Carolina). This seminar examines how religious rhetorics constitute American identity, highlighting how national identity and […]
Location: Galt House Hotel
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June 7 — June 10, 2027
Seminar 3: Oblique, Relational, and Hands-On: A New Public Humanities Practice
Leaders: Matthew Pavesich (Johns Hopkins University), Nancy Small (University of Wyoming) and Michelle LaFrance (George Mason University) This seminar invites participants from many different career stages and institutions to reimagine […]
Location: Galt House Hotel
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recent News
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New Scholarly Exchange at RSA 2026
October 24, 2025
We’re excited to invite you to a new Scholastic Exchange at RSA 2026 designed to foster connections among RSA members across academic ranks and institutions. The session will take place on […]
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Inaugural RSA Series in Transdisciplinary Rhetoric Book Proposal Workshop
October 24, 2025
Penn State University Press is now accepting applications for the inaugural RSA Series in Transdisciplinary Rhetoric book proposal workshop! Whether you are working on your first book or your third, […]
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Announcing Emerging Scholars 2026
October 7, 2025
We are excited to invite you to our upcoming RSA Remote event featuring the return of our transformative Emerging Scholars Program. JOIN US to learn more about this groundbreaking initiative and […]
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