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 Let us know if you find any resources out of date, or if you have any to add..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 2 — June 5, 2025
RSA 2025 Institute
The 2025 RSA Institute Seminars at the University of Cincinnati promise to be extremely engaging and generative for participants’ work.
Location: University of Cincinnati
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June 9 — June 27, 2025
RSA 2025 Virtual Institute
The 2025 RSA Institute Virtual Workshops promise to be extremely engaging and generative for participants’ work.
Location: Virtual
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May 21 — May 26, 2026
“Rhetorical In/Dignities” RSA 2026 Conference
22nd Biennial Conference of the Rhetoric Society of America
Location: Hilton Portland Downtown
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May 24 — May 29, 2028
RSA 2028 Conference
23rd Biennial Conference of the Rhetoric Society of America
Location: Baltimore Marriott Waterfront
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recent News
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New! RSA emerging scholars program
October 27, 2024
RSA’s IDEA (Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access) Committee is pleased to announce the launch of the 2025-2026 IDEA Emerging Scholars Program. This initiative aims to clarify the practices and principles […]
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RSA Summer Institute 2025 – Call for Applications Open Now Through October 15
August 8, 2024
Come to the 2025 RSA Summer Institute! The rhetoric faculty and graduate students at the University of Cincinnati invite you to participate in the 11th Biennial RSA Summer Institute. This year, […]
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Farewell from outgoing rsa president vanessa beasley
July 2, 2024
Dear Members, As my term as president of RSA comes to an end, I am writing to share a revised and abridged version of the remarks I made at the […]
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