Ben Pettis, assistant professor of rhetoric and communication studies, published a book review of Move Slowly and Build Bridges: Mastodon, the Fediverse, and the Struggle for Democratic Social Media in Convergence: The International Journal of Research into New Media Technologies.
Ignatius G. D Suglo, assistant professor of rhetoric & communication studies, was appointed to the editorial board of the flagship journal Communication, Culture, & Critique.
Malcolm Ogden, visiting assistant professor of rhetoric and communication studies, presented "AI, grammar, and consciousness: A media genealogical analysis of Grammarly" at the 50th Annual Meeting of the Society for Social Studies of Science (4S): Reverberations.
Malcolm Ogden, visiting assistant professor of rhetoric and communication studies, published the chapter "The Weird Internet and Speculative Knowledge" in the De Gruyter Handbook of Digital Cultures.
Timothy Barney, professor of rhetoric and communication studies, was awarded the 2025 Mednick Faculty Fellowship Award from the Virginia Foundation for Independent Collegesin the amount of $2,800 for the project, "Mapping the Ford Foundation," a digital humanities initiative co-led with Nicole Sackley, associate professor of history and American studies. The University of Richmond selects one faculty member annually to apply for the grant.
Ignatius G.D Suglo, assistant professor of rhetoric & communication studies, was elected to the board of directors of the West African Research Association (WARA).