CALLS FOR SUBMISSIONS: Signatures for NCA African Communication Division

Godfried Asante, gasante@sdsu.edu

NCA Members Godfried Asante, Ph.D. (San Diego State University), Chrindo Kundai, Ph.D. (Lewis and Clark University), Nana Kwame Fordjour, Ph.D. (University of Maryland College Park), Eric Karikari, Ph.D. (Towson University), and Jenna Hanchey, Ph.D. (Arizona State University), Prisca Ngongo Ph.D (Texas State University) and Anna Klyueva Ph.D (University of Houston, Clear-Lake) are leading an effort to propose a new African Communication Studies Division at NCA. 

A division focused on communication topics in the diverse African continent is timely and relevant. Such a division can help further NCA's commitment to diversity and inclusivity, as well as centralize and advance the study of communication topics on and about the African continent. While providing an academic center to those conducting research and teaching about the African continent, a new African Communication Studies Division will highlight the value of scholarship in this region and cultivate more academic interest. This Division will serve as a dedicated space to share and promote the African communication scholarship covering a range of communication subfields. 

We seek 300 signatures from current NCA members in support of the effort. Please sign using this link: https://forms.gle/vPLUGyynjoAoDTPz7 

Completing this petition indicates that you support the establishment of this new Division; it does not require you to join the new Division. Responses collected on this petition will serve as Member signatures. They will be submitted to NCA's Executive Committee by July 1, 2024, for their endorsement and subsequently to NCA's Legislative Assembly for final approval in November 2024. Questions? Email me: Godfried Asante (gasante@sdsu.edu)