Author: Nupoor Ranade

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Nupoor is a PhD Candidate in the Communication, Rhetoric and Digital Media at the North Carolina State University. Her research focuses on audience analysis, digital rhetoric, user experience and information design primarily in the field of technical communication and artificial intelligence. Her research experience and partnerships with the industry help her bridge gaps of knowledge that she then brings to her pedagogical practices.

Also available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. Show Notes Welcome to the third episode of the On the Job w/ The Sweetland Digital Rhetoric Collaborative podcast! In this interview, hosts Nupoor Ranade and Wilfredo Flores continue the conversation about the job market with guest Dr. Jason Tham, who is an assistant professor of technical communication and rhetoric at Texas Tech University. In this interview, Jason talks about switching up workflows when transitioning to a tenure-track faculty position, setting clear expectations when entering into the market, and remembering that the process will take time. Jason also chats a bit about approaches…

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Also available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. Show Notes Welcome to the second episode of On the Job w/ The Sweetland Digital Rhetoric Collaborative. In this interview, hosts Nupoor Ranade and Wilfredo Flores talk with Dr. Jack Labriola, Assistant Professor of Technical Communication in the Technical Communication & Interactive Design Department at Kennesaw State University, about his recent experiences on the job market and what came after. Jack also talks about the value of setting a work schedule and dealing with workloads, the balancing act of the first year as a tenure-track professor, and the ins and outs of social media…

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Dear DRC Community, These painful past few weeks have called on those of us at the DRC to reaffirm: Black Lives Matter. The murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, Tony McDade, David McAtee, Nina Pop, and countless others are symptoms of deeply entrenched white supremacy in the United States. Our country and its institutions—including academia—are founded on and sustained by white supremacy. We recognize that these murders are not isolated incidents, but articulations of an ongoing epidemic of violence sustained by anti-Black racism. When we say Black Lives Matter, we condemn not only individual murders, but also the…

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Also available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. Show Notes Welcome to the first episode of On the Job w/ The Sweetland Digital Rhetoric Collaborative. In this interview, hosts Nupoor Ranade and Wilfredo Flores talk to Dr. Michelle McMullin, Assistant Professor at North Carolina State University, about the job market, not working alone (in a way that works best for you), and not comparing workflows with others. So in the language of Dungeons & Dragons, let’s roll initiative and get into this episode! You can follow Michelle on Twitter, and you can find this and all future episodes on your favorite…

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