Dear colleagues,
The CCCC Undergraduate Research Committee invite proposals for the Undergraduate Researcher Poster Session on Thursday, March 5, 2026, at the Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC) in Cleveland, Ohio. The poster session showcases undergraduate research in writing studies, rhetoric and composition, professional writing, and related areas of study.
The Undergraduate Researcher Poster Session provides an opportunity for students to share research about writing and rhetoric from their unique perspectives as they learn more about the discipline.
The annual poster session was initiated at the 2012 CCCC to encourage undergraduate participation in the conference; to attract new members who are contemplating further education and careers in rhetoric and composition; to extend the organization’s diversity; and to examine, support, and represent the growing presence of undergraduate research in rhetoric, composition, and communication. In the context of these ongoing discussions, this poster session showcases the field’s premier undergraduate researchers and their projects.
To be considered for this poster session, undergraduates should submit (via the online form included here) a PDF file with their Poster Presentation Title and a 400-word proposal that addresses the following prompts:
- Explain your research project: What is your research question and how are you investigating it (e.g., what research methods are you using)? Why is your research topic significant to you and to the field of writing studies?
- Indicate the anticipated status of the project by March 2025. Projects may just be beginning, or still in-progress, when you submit this proposal, but we’d like to know about your anticipated timeline for your project if your research is still in-progress.
- Discuss your interest in sharing your research with CCCC attendees.
- Indicate if you have (or plan to apply for) IRB-approval for your research (if your research involves human participants and your school has an institutional review board or ethics review process for research).
Full guidelines are posted at https://www.writingur.org/2026-call-for-proposals/.
If you have questions about the poster session or about the proposal process, please contact Jessie L. Moore at jmoore28 or Sarah Singer at sarah.singer.
CCCC Undergraduate Researcher Poster Session Planning Team
Jessie L. Moore, PhD (she/her)
Director, Center for Engaged Learning
Professor, Professional Writing & Rhetoric
Elon University, North Carolina
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