Assistant Professor of Humanities
Doctorate	Rhetoric and Professional Communication	Iowa State University
Master of Fine Arts	Nonfiction Creative Writing	Lesley University, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Bachelor	English	Grand View University, Des Moines, Iowa
Office: 641.784.5159
Briggs 103
		 		Dr. Austin Harrington is a scholar and teacher of activist communication and rhetoric, while also teaching courses in speech communication and composition. His teaching interests include activist history, critical rhetoric, and critical theory.
Austin enjoys researching and writing about activist movements because it gives him the opportunity to participate in activism while also continuing his scholarly pursuits.
“We can’t be neutral on a moving train,” – Howard Zinn.