Description
This annual graduate student conference, organized and run by advanced doctoral students, has become a premier opportunity for emerging scholars to present papers, participate in discussions, and develop collaborations across all fields of classical, medieval, Renaissance, and early modern studies. Participants from a wide variety of disciplines find a supportive and collegial forum for their work, meet future colleagues from other institutions and disciplines, and become familiar with the Newberry and its resources.
The 2026 conference program will include sessions relating to career diversity, professionalization, and rare book presentations in addition to the workshops and conference panels.
Organizers
Caleb Allen, University of Minnesota
Alexandra Butterfield, Emory University
Jingyi Dai, Northwestern University
Zixiao Huang, University of Pittsburgh
Maureen McCord, University of Chicago
Camila Micán Rondón, University of Kansas
Lance Pederson, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
August Rickard, Saint Louis University
Julia Salkind, Marquette University
Maneesha Sarda, Claremont Graduate University