2026 Conference Schedule
Rooted In Justice: Fifty Years of Feminist Scholarship and Community Activism
April 9-10, 2026
Memorial Union, University of Wisconsin-Madison
800 Langdon St., Madison, WI 53706
Thursday, April 9, 2026:
8:30 am-4:00 pm: Conference Registration
9:00-5:00pm: Vendor Room
9:00 am-10:15 am: Concurrent Session 1
10:30 am-11:45 am: Concurrent Session 2
12:00 pm-1:15 pm: Lunch, Tripp Commons, Memorial Union
1:30 pm-2:45 pm: Concurrent Session 3
3:00 pm-3:45 pm: Concurrent Session 4
4:00 pm-5:15 pm: Keynote Dr. Heidi R. Lewis “What Do We Do Now?: On the State of Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies”, Great Hall, Memorial Union
Friday, April 10, 2026:
8:00 am-4:00 pm: Conference Registration
8:30am-5:00pm: Vendor Room
8:30 am-9:45 am: Concurrent Session 5
10:00 am-11:15 am: Plenary Dr. Michele Tracy Berger and Dr. Cheryl Radeloff, Moderator Dr. Rachel Kuo “Promises, Pivots and Possibilities: Lessons Learned from Researching Women’s and Gender Students’ Career Pathways for almost Two Decades”, Great Hall, Memorial Union
11:30 am-12:30 pm: Concurrent Session 6
12:30 pm-1:30 pm: Lunch, Tripp Commons, Memorial Union
1:45 pm-2:45 pm: Afternoon Intersession
3:00 pm-4:15 pm: Concurrent Session 7
4:30 pm-5:45 pm: Closing Reception
*Keynotes and plenaries are free and open to the public. Includes CART.
Audio and video recording of the conference is strictly prohibited without prior approval from the conference co-chairs.