This draft schedule is subject to change. Session modality is forthcoming.
Friday, May 8, 2026
| Time (ET) | Session | |
|---|---|---|
| 8:00-9:00 AM | Registration and Breakfast | |
| 9:00-10:30 AM | Welcome. Agenda and Charge of The Conference Speakers Joseph J. McCarthy, Provost (University of Pittsburgh) Allyson Delnore, Interim Executive Director, UCIS (University of Pittsburgh) | |
| Opening Plenary Session. New Frontiers for International and Area Studies Speakers Hilary Kahn, Vice President for International Affairs (Indiana University) Stephen Hanson, Lettie Pate Evans Professor of Government (William & Mary) | ||
| 10:45 AM-Noon | Plenary Session II. Reckoning with Uncertainty: Why the Field Matters Now Speakers Melissa Baralt, Professor in Applied Linguistics (Florida International University) Siddharth Chandra, Director, Asian Studies Center (Michigan State University) Kislaya Prasad, Academic Director, Center for Global Business (University of Maryland) | |
| Noon-1:30 PM | Lunch & Virtual Networking Cafe | |
| 1:30-3:00 PM | Breakout Session I | I.A. Future of Language Education & Support. From the Transnational to the Translational: Rethinking Language Instruction in Humanities Programs |
| I.B. Rethinking Citizenship Education & Outreach. Content-Driven Collaborations Promoting Global Citizenship Education | ||
| I.C. Institutional Resource-Sharing Reimagined. Establishing the Indigenous Latin American and Caribbean Studies Consortium in the Great Lakes Region | ||
| I.D. Reimagining the Field. Anti-Atlas: Toward a Critical Area Studies | ||
| I.E. Strategies for Sustaining Centers and Programs. From Crisis to Collaboration: Building the Future of Area and International Studies | ||
| 3:15-4:30 PM | Plenary Session III. In the Age of AI: Language and Training Needs in the Language Industry Speaker William P. Rivers, Principal (WP Rivers and Associates) | |
| 4:45-6:00 PM | Plenary Session IV. Title VI: From Origins to Legacy Speakers Thomas F. Reese, Executive Director, Stone Center for Latin American Studies (Tulane University) Rudra Sil, SAS Director, Huntsman Program in International Studies & Business (University of Pennsylvania) | |
| 6:00-7:30 PM | Reception | |
Saturday, May 9, 2026
| Time (ET) | Session | |
|---|---|---|
| 9:00-10:15 AM | Plenary Session V. Building Shared Futures: Libraries as Partners in Sustaining Global Knowledge Infrastructure Speakers Anna Arays, Head of Area Studies (Yale University Library) Esmerelda M. Kalé, Curator of the Melville J. Herskovits Library of African Studies (Northwestern University) Mary R. Rader, Head, Fine Arts, Humanities and Global Studies Engagement Team (University of Texas - Austin) Brian Vivier, Director of the Zilberman Family Center for Global Collections (University of Pennsylvania Libraries) | |
| 10:30 AM-Noon | Breakout Session II | II.A. Future of Language Education & Support. CLAC as a Bridge to the Future: Spanning Boundaries and Building Networks |
| II.B Rethinking Citizenship Education & Outreach. From Campus to Community @ Pitt: Designing New Models for Internationally Engaged Scholarship & Learning | ||
| II.C. Institutional Resource-Sharing Reimagined. Big Ten Academic Alliance Collaboration in Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies | ||
| II.D. Reimagining the Field. Reimagining Area Studies: Sustaining Knowledge Production and Global Scholarship in Times of Uncertainty | ||
| II.E. Strategies for Sustaining Centers and Programs. Communication, Collaboration, and Comparison Across Area Studies: A View from the Social Sciences | ||
| Noon-1:30 PM | Lunch | |
| 1:30-2:45 PM | Plenary Session VI. TENTATIVE: From Federal Funding to Institutional Innovation: Policy Schools Chart New Paths Forward | |
| 3:00-4:30 PM | Breakout Session III | III.A.1. Future of Language Education & Support. African Languages in an Era of Shifting U.S. Global Priorities: Reframing Value, Relevance, and Resilience |
| III.A.2. Future of Language Education & Support. Reimagining International Studies and Language Learning Across K-16+ for a Human-Centered Future | ||
| III.B. Rethinking Citizenship Education & Outreach. Recognizing K-12 Teachers as Leaders: African Studies Curriculum Development as a Model for Collaborating on Global Education | ||
| III.C.1. Institutional Resource-Sharing Reimagined. European Studies Panel | ||
III.C.2. Institutional Resource-Sharing Reimagined. Reimagining the Future of African Studies in Global Contexts. III.D. Reimagining the Field. Comparative Colonial Knowledge: Archives, Pedagogy, and the Future of Area Studies | ||
| III.E.1. Strategies for Sustaining Centers and Programs. Listening to the Next Generation: Student Voices, Value Narratives, and Funding the Future of Area Studies | ||
| III.E.2. Strategies for Sustaining Centers and Programs. Mobilizing Community Support for Area Studies | ||
| 6:15-7:45 PM | Breakout Session Reports | |
| Dinner & Group Meetings by Area | ||
Sunday, May 10, 2026
| Time (ET) | Session |
|---|---|
| 9:00-10:15 AM | Plenary Session VII. TENTATIVE: Major Foundations on Philanthropy Now |
| 10:15 AM-Noon | Report outs from breakout sessions |
| Closing Remarks & Next Steps |
