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 Break
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”
*Keynote and plenary are free and open to the public. Includes CART.
Friday, April 10, 2026:
8:00 am-3:00 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”
11:30 am-12:30 pm: Concurrent Session 6
12:30 pm-1:30 pm: Lunch Break
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
*Keynote and plenary are free and open to the public. Includes CART.
Media and Photography Policy
All journalists and media requests must be received and approved by the Director of the Women’ s and Gender Studies Consortium at least 72 hours prior to the event.
No recording or photography is permitted in the space, even media or journalists. This includes audio and visual recordings.
All media must identify themselves and check in with a professional staff member at the start of the event, workshop, or program.