2026-2027 Online Mentoring Call

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Dear CFSHRC colleagues!

The Coalition is pleased to offer our online mentoring program again this year! Whether you are new to the program or are returning to it, the online mentoring arrangement is a way for us to share knowledge about research, teaching, activism, and professional development by matching mentor-mentee pairs who will collaboratively establish a schedule whereby the mentee can make good progress on an agreed-upon project (i.e., job market/prepping application materials; planning research projects/fieldwork; writing/revising materials for publication; developing a syllabus; applying for grants; etc.) within six months or less. Mentors and mentees may continue to work together beyond one six-month cycle if desired.

We are seeking both mentors and mentees. If you are interested in participating either as a mentor, a mentee, or both, please fill out this registration form (https://forms.gle/oNpapcZHaMWs2bBS7) by FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, indicating your interest. Once you submit your responses, you will be matched in October to begin your mentoring. There is a spot on the form to indicate whether you want to continue with last year’s arrangement, as well.

We want to be as flexible as possible so that mentoring pairs can figure out what works best for them, but we do offer some suggestions for getting started:
Determine which specific project you would like to work on with a mentor, or whether you would like help with less tangible things, such as gaining confidence in coursework or dealing with challenges in your workplace.
Determine how long you plan to commit. You may wish to start with a six-month commitment, and see how it goes.
Determine how often you would like to check-in with your mentor/mentee. Do you want to engage weekly, bi-weekly, monthly? What makes the most sense for your goals and schedules?
Determine which medium works best for your relationship (Zoom, WebEx, Facetime, email, phone, etc.).

Feel free to direct any questions to rebecca_richards@uml.edu.

All best,

Becca Richards
Immediate Past President

Call for Presidents Dissertation Award 2026

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Dear Coalition Colleagues,

I hope this email finds you well. The CFSHRC is currently accepting submissions for the Presidents’ Dissertation Award.

Presidents’ Dissertation Award:

In recognition of the close relationship between scholarly excellence and professional leadership, the CFSHRC Presidents Dissertation Award is given to the author(s) of a recently completed doctoral dissertation that makes an outstanding contribution to our understanding of feminist histories, theories, and pedagogies of rhetoric and composition. This award is adjudicated every year and carries a $200.00 honorarium.

Eligibility: Any doctoral dissertation that engages feminist histories, theories, and/or pedagogies of rhetoric and composition and is completed within appropriate time frames (see below) is eligible for this award.

  • For the 2026 Award: Any PhD dissertation completed (defended and filed/deposited with the institution) between 6/1/2025 and 5/31/2026 is eligible.

Review Criteria: The doctoral dissertation that receives this award will not only rigorously engage extant feminist research and scholarship in rhetoric and composition, reflective of the many cultural and intellectual traditions that comprise our field; they will also enhance our understanding of feminist academic work in rhetoric and composition through the methods and methodologies they employ, the critical praxes they model, and the conclusions they draw along with the invitations they offer for subsequent inquiry and exchange.

Submission Procedures: The deadline for nominations for the next award cycle (the 2026 Award), including self-nomination, is October 1, 2026. Nominees should submit an electronic copy of the completed dissertation in its final form, as it was submitted to the author’s (or authors’) home institution to Becca Richards, Immediate Past President, at: rebecca_richards@uml.edu. In the body of your email, please also provide documentation of completion, including date of submission/deposit to the institution.

Best wishes,

Becca Richards

Immediate Past President

Peitho Special Issue “Academia in Crisis” Published!!

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We’re excited to announce the publication of Issue 28.4: https://wacclearinghouse.org/peitho/. Entitled “Academia in Crisis,” this issue was guest edited by Patty Wilde, Erin Costello Wecker, and Justine Trinh. Featuring 17 articles, it covers a range of challenges facing higher ed today. Published the same day that news broke of the dissolution of CCCC, it offers timely perspectives on the crises shaping our institutions and our work. We hope you’ll read the issue and share it widely!

Fem Rhets 2027 CFP & Submission Portal OPEN!!!

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I am so excited to share this news from our fabulous Fem Rhets 2027 hosts at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities, Liane Malinowski and Jacki Fiscus-Cannaday.  -Cristy
Dear feminist colleagues, 
 

The Department of Writing Studies at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities invites proposals for the 15th Biennial Feminisms and Rhetorics Conference to be held in Minneapolis, MN, August 5-7, 2027. The submission portal is open. Submit your proposal by Sunday, November 1, 2026.

Read the Call and Submit a Proposal

The 2027 theme, Feminist Rhetorics of Resistance, invites a capacious understanding of resistance that is often localized, multimodal, and sustained through existing—frequently feminized—networks. We hope this conference provides an opportunity to explore rhetorics of resistance that are intersectional and interconnected to ideas, theories, and practices of joy, rage, rest, love, protest, coalition, complaint, care, solidarity, and more.

We are excited to meet in Minneapolis for in-person, on-site concurrent sessions. We are also piloting two options for virtual participation, which are detailed in the CFP. You’ll see, too, that we offer a range of presentation types, with three new offerings: performances, works-in-progress sessions, and a pedagogy poster session. We are also piloting a new event—the Writing Group Kick-Off—which will help works-in-progress presenters connect with like-minded colleagues to write together for the 27–28 Academic Year.

We look forward to reading your proposals and hope you will make plans to join us in Minneapolis for the 2027 Conference. We will be hosting a virtual workshop for drafting proposals and collaborative brainstorming; more information about the workshop time will be available on the website soon.

In Solidarity,

Liane and Jacki

CFSHRC EB Response to Cs Dissolution

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The Executive Board of the Coalition of Feminist Scholars in the History of Rhetoric and Composition has been watching the social media posts regarding NCTE’s intention to dissolve the Conference on College Composition and Communication into their College Section. We too have found this news incredibly disheartening. We urge NCTE to take the time to hear from Cs leadership and our larger scholarly community before they make any decisions regarding the future of Cs.

While we await official statements and clarity from leadership of both NCTE and Cs, we wanted to express our appreciation for the immense impact Cs has had on the formation, growth, and sustainability of our field for over three quarters of a century.

During this painful time, we see the deep care we have for our work and the endless generosity of time, talent, and expertise that so many in our community have donated to Cs and to us all over the years. We deeply appreciate the executive board and Cs leadership for their work during this difficult time.  Any organization is made up of people, and we will persist and thrive.
It is our hope that the Coalition of Feminist Scholars in the History of Rhetoric and Composition can be a place to gather, process, and support our colleagues.

In solidarity,
Coalition of Feminist Scholars in the History of Rhetoric and Composition
Cristy Beemer, President
Rebecca Richards, Immediate Past President
Jess Enoch, Former President
Jen Almjeld, Vice President
Risa Applegarth, Secretary
David Gold, Treasurer
Kate Pantelides, Member-at-Large
Leslie Beegle, Graduate Student Representative

Peitho CFP Summer 2027 Issue

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Hello, friends!

Please feel free to circulate! In anticipation of the Coalition’s 40th anniversary, Peitho journal is planning a special summer 2027 issue on “Practicing Resilience at 40: Marking Four Decades of the Coalition of Feminist Scholars in the History of Rhetoric and Composition.” The guest editors welcome article-length and multimodal submissions on topics that engage the practice of resilience from a feminist historical, historiographic, pedagogical, environmental, digital, administrative, and/or political perspectives. They also invite shorter submissions for Peitho‘s “Recoveries and Reconsiderations” and “Overlays” sections.

Please see the CFP here for a full description of special issue, and note that proposals are due by September 1. Acceptances will be sent out by September 15, with draft manuscripts due December 1.
Join us in engaging with and interrogating our understanding of what it means to practice rhetorical resilience at this anniversary moment!

(And a quick, personal thank you to all who completed the volunteer survey! I will be in touch soon as I build committees. It takes a Coalition!!)

Best wishes,
Cristy

Volunteer Survey 2026 is OPEN! (Due Date July 15, 2026)

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Hello, Coalition!

What a year it’s been! I hope the busy academic year wrap up is behind you all and you are finding some time for rest and rejuvenation this summer. I am so very grateful to the 80+ volunteers who have served this year on committees and task forces! What we accomplish together is always a wonder. As a volunteer-run professional organization, the Coalition needs members who will serve to make this organization more inclusive, accessible, anti-racist, and welcoming.

To continue this important work, especially during these uncertain times, we’re reaching out to you to see if you could volunteer your expertise and energy to further these efforts and/or to continue the Coalition’s tradition of recognizing achievements in feminist research, teaching, and mentorship. We hope you will take a few minutes to complete this brief survey and to offer your assistance as we move forward.

Please see at the end of the survey that we’re also interested in asking you about areas and programming you’d like to see the Coalition develop. Our deadline for this survey is July 15, 2026–two weeks away. Thank you, in advance, for your suggestions, expertise, and the gift of your time to keep up the amazing work we do together!

Warmly,
Cristy Beemer
President, CFSHRC and the Executive Committee

P.S.: Here’s the entire URL to the volunteer survey in case the embedded link doesn’t work for you: https://forms.gle/jkNQ4P5SvvzXev1N6

CFSHRC @ RSA Event!

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Join the Coalition at RSA! This year we have decided to create a space to come together during the RSA conference. We will be gathering from 4:30-6 pm on Friday, May 22. We have secured a spot at The Benson Hotel, near the historic stairwell. Hope to see you there, bring a friend, and spread the word!

4C27 Proposal Drafting Session

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Calling all feminist scholars: The Coalition invites you to an informal 4C27 Writing Session on May 15th, 9-10 PT/12-1 ET. We’ll discuss some tips for submitting proposals and spend time drafting together. Are you a seasoned CCCCs attendee who’s already formed a panel? Join us as a mentor and share some wisdom with our next generation of feminist scholars. All are welcome! Register at tiny.cc/Write4Cs.
If your SIG would like to chat with CFSHRC members about your standing group session or workshop proposal process please contact Kelli Gill (kellirgill@gmail.com) and Vee Lawson (vee.lawson@sjsu.edu) for more details.

Peitho 28.3 is live!

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Announcing the Publication of Peitho, Issue 28, Volume 3

The Peitho editors are pleased and proud to announce the publication of Peitho, Volume 28, Issue 3 for Spring 2026. This issue contains three full-length research articles analyzing rhetorics surrounding historical feminist activism, including the Wages For Housework movement and the Equal Rights Amendment campaign, each with implications for archival methodologies. The third article looks to contemporary rhetorics online through a feminist analysis of the ethos of “healthy eating” articles in web magazines and listicles.

Four book reviews offer insights into books that will speak to Peitho readers on the timely subjects of whiteness, motherhood, and immigration. An invited, collaborative piece called “Dispatch from Minneapolis” features creative and reflective contributions from feminist rhetoricians at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities on their experiences during Operation Metro Surge this past winter. Finally, the cover is extra-special to this issue, as Minnesota artist Marta Shore’s crop art piece entitled “They didn’t know we were seeds” represents an activist art form venerated in Minnesota.

We are grateful to all our authors and contributors, and we hope readers find this issue of Peitho thought-provoking and inspiring.


Alt text: Seed art that reads “They Tried to bury us they didn’t know we were seeds.”
Copyright 2019, Marta Shore. Used with the artist’s generous permission.