Annual Conference
Each year, the AGLSP Annual Conference brings together representatives of the Association’s member programs and students to share ideas and discuss the latest issues in Graduate Liberal Studies. Each conference features paper presentations and panel discussions, as well as invited speakers with scholarly and real-world expertise. Recent themes have included: BiblioTECHa - Reading the Past, Performing the Present, Writing the Future, Unmute Yourself: Voice, Representation, Power, History, Heritage, and Identity, The Commons: Exploring Common Ground in Uncommon Times, and Borders and Migrations; recent venues have included San Antonio, TX, Washington, D.C., and Tempe, AZ.
Perhaps one of the greatest benefits of attending the conference is the opportunity to participate in the Pre-Conference workshop. This day-long workshop focuses on the practical issues of administering GLS programs, including curriculum, marketing to potential students, recruiting faculty, relations with campus administrators, alumni relations, and issues of accreditation.
PLEASE NOTE: The Pre-Conference Workshop is open to Directors, Administrators, and Faculty only.
Upcoming conferences
2024 - [AI]GLSP: Putting the “I” in AI in the Age of Digital Cultures - Virtual conference - October 10-12
2025 - The AGLSP’s 50th anniversary - Stay tuned!
Past conferences
2023 - #WONDERlust: Interdisciplinary Encounters with Awe
San Diego, California
2022 – BiblioTECHa - Reading the Past, Performing the Present, Writing the Future
San Antonio, Texas
2021 – Unmute Yourself: Voice, Representation, Power
Conference held in a virtual format
2020 – History, Heritage, and Identity
Conference held in a virtual format.
2019 - The Commons: Exploring Common Ground in Uncommon Times
Washington, D.C.
2018 – Borders and Migration
Tempe, Arizona
2017 – Practice and Theory
Due to a variety of circumstances, the 2017 Annual Conference was canceled.
2016 – Tradition and Transformation: Embracing the Future
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
2015 – Place Matters
San Jose, California
2014 – Revolutions: Past, Present, and Future
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2013 – Urban Gateways: Immigration and the Global City
Chicago, Illinois
2012 – The Crisis of the Book: Worlds of Opportunity, Worlds of Change
Portland, Oregon
Please click HERE to view AGLSP Conference information prior to 2012.