Two-Year College English Association
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Two-Year College English Association
National Conference
Wednesday, April 9, 2025
Baltimore Convention Center
Baltimore, MD
Politics and the English Language
(Held at the start of the 2025 CCCC Annual Convention)
TYCA would like to thank the following sponsor for their support of the 2025 TYCA National Conference.
Bedford St. Martin’s/Macmillan Learning
Registration Information
Registration and housing are now open for TYCA 2025
Registration Rates
- TYCA-only registration: $170
- TYCA and CCCC registration: $270 (registration for students is $240)
All #TYCA25 presenters must register for the TYCA Conference.
All registrants must agree to the NCTE Event Policies.
Please Note: Refunds will not be given after March 12, 2025; prior to this date cancellations are subject to a $25 processing fee.
Registration Check-In and Badge Pick-Up
All TYCA 2025 attendees, guests of attendees, and event staff are required to wear a badge in the Baltimore Convention Center. When attendees arrive, security and event staff will direct them to the registration counter located on the 300 level in the Howard Street Lobby near Rooms 336–338. If at any time during the Convention you arrive without your badge, you can visit the registration counter and present identification to receive a complimentary replacement badge.
CCCC and TYCA registration will be open 7:00 a.m.–7:00 p.m. ET on Wednesday, April 9.
Conference Details
TYCA 2025 Searchable Session Listing
TYCA 2025 Schedule – Wednesday, April 9, 2025
8:00–9:20 a.m. – TYCA Opening Session
9:30–10:20 a.m. – Session Block 1
10:30–11:20 a.m. – Session Block 2
11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. – TYCA Roundtables/TYCA Network Meetings
12:40–2:00 p.m. – TYCA Keynote Speaker & TYCA Awards
2:10–3:00 p.m. – Session Block 3
3:10–4:00 p.m. – Session Block 4
4:10–5:00 p.m. – Session Block 5
5:10–5:40 p.m. – TYCA Closing Session
5:50–6:40 p.m. – TYCA Regional Meetings
#TYCA25 Social Media Badges:
Keynote Speaker
Just announced! Danielle Evans will be the Keynote Speaker at TYCA. Don’t miss her session on Wednesday, April 9, at 12:40 P.M.
About Danielle Evans
Danielle Evans is the author of the short story collections The Office of Historical Corrections and Before You Suffocate Your Own Fool Self. Her work has been awarded a US Artists Fellowship, a National Endowment for the Arts fellowship, The Joyce Carol Oates Prize, the PEN American Robert W. Bingham Prize, and the Hurston-Wright award. Her writing has appeared in magazines and anthologies including The Best American Short Stories 2008, 2010, 2017 and 2018, and has been featured on This American Life. She is an Associate Professor in The Writing Seminars at Johns Hopkins University.
Presenter Information
TYCA 2025 presenters can expect the following in session rooms:
- Projector with standard HDMI hookup (remember to bring your own device and dongle)
- Projection screen
- Sound patch
- Podium and microphone
- Contact information for A/V technicians will be located on the podium in each room.
The WiFi bandwidth in the Baltimore Convention Center does not support streaming video. Please bring your presentation materials and slides on your personal device.
Accessibility Guide and Land and Water Acknowledgement
Read the Accessibility Guide for tips on preparing for and presenting your session so it’s accessible; the guide also provides accessibility information specific to the Convention site. Please remember not to pet or approach service animals that may be working onsite.
Please read and learn more about the Indigenous peoples of the Baltimore region.
Past TYCA Conference Programs
2024 Program, Spokane, WA
2023 Program, Chicago, IL
2022 Program, Virtual
2021 Program, Virtual
2019 Program, Pittsburgh, PA