2026 AAC&U Annual Meeting Program Schedule

Primary Presenter: Christen Priddie – Indiana University Bloomington

Co-Presenter: Allison BrckaLorenz – Indiana University Bloomington

Primary Presenter: Terri Pantuso (she/her/hers) – Texas A&M University

Co-Presenter: Gwendolyn Inocencio – Texas A&M University

Co-Presenter: Anneke Snyder – Texas A&M University

Primary Presenter: Jessica Yood – Herbert H. Lehman College, City University of New York (CUNY)

Co-Presenter: Maeve Adams – Herbert H. Lehman College, City University of New York (CUNY)

Co-Presenter: Sarah Paruolo – Herbert H. Lehman College, City University of New York (CUNY)

Primary Presenter: Candice Mayhill – Anne Arundel Community College

Co-Presenter: Timothy Mayhill – Anne Arundel Community College

Primary Presenter: Torian Lee – Norfolk State University

Co-Presenter: Solomon Isekeije – Norfolk State University

Co-Presenter: Tyson King-Meadows – Norfolk State University

Co-Presenter: Carlene Buchanan Turner – Norfolk State University

Co-Presenter: Bridget Gourley – DePauw University

Primary Presenter: David Alvarez – DePauw University

Co-Presenter: Carrie Klaus (she/her/hers) – DePauw University

Primary Presenter: Gretchen Busl – Texas Woman's University

Co-Presenter: Anna Anderson – Texas Woman's University

Co-Presenter: Renee Blanchard – Texas Woman's University

Co-Presenter: Elizabeth Brownlow – Texas Woman's University

Co-Presenter: Ariane Balizet – Texas Christian University

Co-Presenter: Natalie Eschenbaum – University of Washington Tacoma

Primary Presenter: Marcela Kostihova – Hamline University

Primary Presenter: Liza Flood – University of Virginia

Co-Presenter: Bo Odom – University of Virginia

Co-Presenter: Wendy Smith – University of Virginia

Co-Presenter: Janet Spittler – University of Virginia

Primary Presenter: Glenn Whitehouse – Florida Gulf Coast University

Co-Presenter: Andrea Fortin – Florida Gulf Coast University

Co-Presenter: Tifarah Pardue – Florida Gulf Coast University

Co-Presenter: Patricia Rice – Florida Gulf Coast University

Primary Presenter: Daniel Villanueva – World Affairs Councils of America

Primary Presenter: Anne Harris – Grinnell College

Co-Presenter: Russ Behrens – City of Grinnell, Iowa

Co-Presenter: Monica Chavez-Silva – Grinnell College

Co-Presenter: Myrna Hernández – Grinnell College

Co-Presenter: Teresa Valerio Parrot – TVP Communications

Primary Presenter: Eileen Morgan-Zayachek – State University of New York (SUNY) at Oneonta

Co-Presenter: Misty Fields – State University of New York (SUNY) at Oneonta

Co-Presenter: Christy Funsch – State University of New York (SUNY) at Oneonta

Co-Presenter: Chilton Reynolds – State University of New York College (SUNY) at Oneonta

Primary Presenter: Alyssa Melby – St. Olaf College

Co-Presenter: Christopher Chapp – St. Olaf College

Co-Presenter: Chanokporn Puapattanakun – Mahidol University

Co-Presenter: Naeti Suksomboon – Mahidol University

Primary Presenter: Rie Mori – NIAD-QE

Co-Presenter: Reiko Yamada – Doshisha University

Co-Presenter: Amanda Murdie – Georgia Institute of Technology

Co-Presenter: Luke Henderson – CNN

Primary Presenter: Kelly Ritter – Georgia Institute of Technology

Co-Presenter: Sanika Tank – Georgia Institute of Technology

Primary Presenter: Amy White – Virginia Western Community College

Co-Presenter: Len Pysh – Roanoke College

Co-Presenter: Kathy Wolfe – Roanoke College

Primary Presenter: Paul Resnick – University of Michigan

Co-Presenter: Angela Dillard – University of Michigan

Co-Presenter: Stephen Griffes – University of Michigan

Primary Presenter: Lily Lopez-McGee – DA Global Access Network

Moderator: Jeremy Young – American Association of Colleges & Universities (AAC&U)

Presenter: Bobbie Laur – Campus Compact

Presenter: Jenna Silber Storey – American Enterprise Institute

Presenter: John Silvanus Wilson, Jr. – Former President, Morehouse College

Primary Presenter: Roderick Labrador – University of Hawaii at Manoa

Co-Presenter: Ethan Caldwell – University of Hawaii at Manoa

Co-Presenter: Ruben Campos – University of Hawaii at Manoa

Co-Presenter: Sachiyo Sekiguchi – Meiji Gakuin University

Primary Presenter: Kimberly LeChasseur (she/her/hers) – Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Co-Presenter: J. Elizabeth Clark – LaGuardia Community College, City University of New York (CUNY)

Co-Presenter: Ryan Madan – Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Co-Presenter: Geoff Pfeifer – Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Co-Presenter: Sarah Stanlick, PhD (she/her/hers) – Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Primary Presenter: Cynthia Lynch (she/her/hers) – Salem State University

Co-Presenter: Stephanie King – ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge, Civic Nation

Co-Presenter: Sandra Rodriguez – University of Nevada, Reno

Presenter: Diana Phuong – Braven

Presenter: Cynthia Teniente-Matson – San Jose State University

Primary Presenter: Mara Woody – Riipen

Co-Presenter: Norman Palmer – Complete College America

Co-Presenter: Aankit Patel – City University of New York (CUNY)

Primary Presenter: Jonathan Alger – President, American University

Presenter: Thomas Merrill – American University

Presenter: Roosevelt Montás – Bard College

Presenter: Nancy Shapiro – Civic Learning and Democracy Engagement Coalition

Primary Presenter: Aurora Bautista – Bunker Hill Community College

Co-Presenter: Pam Eddinger – Bunker Hill Community College

Co-Presenter: Carlos Maynard – Bunker Hill Community College

Co-Presenter: Alison Ruch – Bunker Hill Community College

Co-Presenter: R. Arlene Vallie – Bunker Hill Community College

Primary Presenter: Angela Graves – State University of New York (SUNY) Alfred State College

Co-Presenter: Emily Stacey – Rose State College

Co-Presenter: Allison Rank – University of Northern Iowa

Co-Presenter: Linda Ziegenbein – University of Massachusetts Amherst

Primary Presenter: Sheila Lloyd – Hampshire College

Co-Presenter: Chinyere Oparah – University of San Francisco

Primary Presenter: Susan Hasseler – Muskingum University

Co-Presenter: Marcheta Evans – St. Catherine University

Co-Presenter: Damian Fernandez – Warren Wilson College

Co-Presenter: Ashley Finley – American Association of Colleges & Universities (AAC&U)

Primary Presenter: Catherine Copeland – Institute for Citizens and Scholars

Co-Presenter: Kara Dillard – James Madison University

Co-Presenter: Paul Djupe – Denison University

Co-Presenter: Carissa Slotterback – University of Pittsburgh

Co-Presenter: Marie Staniforth – Institute for Citizens and Scholars

Primary Presenter: James DeVita – University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC)

Co-Presenter: Jess Boersma – University of North Carolina at Pembroke

Co-Presenter: Jeanne Persuit – University of North Carolina Wilmington

Co-Presenter: Christie Poteet – University of North Carolina at Pembroke

Co-Presenter: Paul Townend – University of North Carolina Wilmington

Primary Presenter: Mary Ann Villarreal – American Association of Colleges & Universities (AAC&U)

Co-Presenter: Matt Gianneschi – Colorado Mountain College

Co-Presenter: Chato Hazelbaker – Pueblo Community College

Co-Presenter: Rosana Reyes – Lamar Community College

Moderator: Kathleen Woodward – University of Washington, Seattle

Co-Presenter: Valerie Johnson – DePaul University

Co-Presenter: Jennifer Ruth – Portland State University

Co-Presenter: Ellen Schrecker – Yeshiva University

Primary Presenter: Robert Wu – QuadC

Primary Presenter: Sanda Balaban – Project Pericles

Co-Presenter: Ron Cole – Allegheny College

Co-Presenter: Marc Conner – Skidmore College

Co-Presenter: Connie Ledoux Book – Elon University

Co-Presenter: Suzanne Rivera – Macalester College

Primary Presenter: Bret Eynon – Georgetown University

Co-Presenter: Mary Wright – University of Sydney

Primary Presenter: Denise Bartell – Kent State University

Co-Presenter: Isis Artze Vega

Co-Presenter: Caroline Boswell – University of Louisville

Primary Presenter: Amelia Dietrich – The Forum on Education Abroad

Co-Presenter: Alyssa Nota – University Studies Abroad Consortium (USAC)

Co-Presenter: Melissa Torres – The Forum on Education Abroad

Primary Presenter: Anne Boettcher (she/her/hers) – Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

Co-Presenter: Donna Chamely-Wiik – Florida Atlantic University

Co-Presenter: Susan Mendoza – Grand Valley State University

Co-Presenter: Juliane Strauss-Soukup – Creighton University

Co-Presenter: Bethany Usher – Radford University

Primary Presenter: Sheryl Sobiesiak – The Washington Center for Internships and Academic Seminars

Primary Presenter: Laura Cruz – Penn State University Park

Co-Presenter: Maggie Slattery – Penn State University Park

Primary Presenter: Sarah Pfatteicher – Five Colleges, Incorporated

Co-Presenter: Kathleen Fitzpatrick – Michigan State University

Co-Presenter: Ted Mitchell – American Council on Education

Primary Presenter: Constanza Bartholomae – Bryant University

Co-Presenter: Kevin Gannon – Queens University of Charlotte

Co-Presenter: Terri Hasseler – Bryant University

Co-Presenter: Elizabeth Norell – University of Mississippi

Primary Presenter: Uday Sharad Joshi – Truth, Racial Healing and Transformation Campus Center at The Shriver Center–UMBC

Co-Presenter: Eric Ford – The Shriver Center–UMBC

Co-Presenter: Rashida Forman-Bey – Wombwork Productions

Co-Presenter: John Churchill – Arthur Vining Davis Foundations

Co-Presenter: Simon Cullen – Heterodox Academy

Co-Presenter: Laurie Pendleton – Association of College and University Educators

Co-Presenter: Michelle Sobel – Unify America

Primary Presenter: Elizabeth Holcombe – University of Southern California

Co-Presenter: Milena Cuellar (she/her/hers) – LaGuardia Community College, City University of New York (CUNY)

Co-Presenter: Reem Jaafar (she/her/hers) – Queensborough Community College- CUNY

Co-Presenter: Marlene Kowalski-Braun – Grand Valley State University

Co-Presenter: Randy Williams – Elon University

Co-Presenter: Timothy Eatman – Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey–Newark

Co-Presenter: Buffie Longmire-Avital – North Carolina A&T State University

Primary Presenter: Jenny Shanahan – Bridgewater State University

Primary Presenter: Luci Ramos Hoppe – Baylor University

Co-Presenter: Ashana Hurd – Boston College

Co-Presenter: Amy Tiberio – Roger Williams University

Primary Presenter: Casandra Silva Sibilin – York College, City University of New York (CUNY)

Co-Presenter: J. Elizabeth Clark – LaGuardia Community College, City University of New York (CUNY)

Co-Presenter: Mari Watanabe-Rose – Hunter College, City University of New York (CUNY)

Primary Presenter: Norean Sharpe – St. John's University

Co-Presenter: Angie Kamath – New York University

Co-Presenter: Zhan Li – Fairfield University

Primary Presenter: Nahomi Carlisle – Bunker Hill Community College

Co-Presenter: Roland Hemmings Jr. – University of Missouri–Kansas City

Co-Presenter: DeAndre Howard – Danville Community College

Primary Presenter: Corinne Kentor – Presidents' Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration

Co-Presenter: Jonathan Alger – President, American University

Co-Presenter: Miriam Feldblum (she/her/hers) – Presidents' Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration

Co-Presenter: Diego Sánchez – Presidents' Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration

Primary Presenter: Todd Breyfogle – The Aspen Institute

Co-Presenter: Kathleen Godfrey – The Aspen Institute

Co-Presenter: Jerome Loughridge – The Aspen Institute

Co-Presenter: Allison Rank – University of Northern Iowa

Co-Presenter: Leah Murray – Weber State University

Primary Presenter: Clarissa Unger – Students Learn Students Vote Coalition

Co-Presenter: Jessica Chittum – American Association of Colleges & Universities (AAC&U)

Co-Presenter: C. Edward Watson – American Association of Colleges & Universities (AAC&U)

Presenter: Ashley Finley – American Association of Colleges & Universities (AAC&U)

Co-Presenter: Carol Carter – GlobalMindED

Co-Presenter: Niesha Taylor – National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE)

Primary Presenter: Victoria Cabal – Rankin Climate, LLC

Primary Presenter: Kathleen Lehman – University of South Carolina, Columbia

Co-Presenter: Silvia Patricia Rios Husain – University of South Carolina

Primary Presenter: Emily Quayle – Cuyahoga Community College

Co-Presenter: Jamaal Hill – Case Western Reserve University

Co-Presenter: Liz Kravanya – Cleveland State University

Co-Presenter: Jessica Lambert – Cleveland State University

Co-Presenter: Wintana Teklit – Case Western Reserve University

Primary Presenter: Michael Hunt – University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC)

Primary Presenter: Ashley Finley – American Association of Colleges & Universities (AAC&U)

Co-Presenter: Alex Edgar – Made By Us

Co-Presenter: Noah Geisel – University of Colorado Boulder

Co-Presenter: Bobbie Laur – Campus Compact

Co-Presenter: Gabriel Lerner – Democracy Notes

Co-Presenter: Marisol Morales (she/her/hers) – American Council on Education

Co-Presenter: Deanna Villanueva-Saucedo – Maricopa Community College

Primary Presenter: Mary Beals – Southern University and A&M College

Co-Presenter: Tanganika Johnson – Southern University and A&M College

Co-Presenter: Anna Wilson – Southern University and A&M College

Primary Presenter: Samuel Anderson – University of Maryland, Baltimore

Co-Presenter: Brighid Dwyer – University of Pennsylvania

Primary Presenter: Kara Dillard – James Madison University

Co-Presenter: Cristin Brawner – National Issues Forums Institute

Co-Presenter: Bob Frigo – Elon University

Co-Presenter: Leslie Garvin – North Carolina Campus Engagement

Co-Presenter: Kimberly Rosenfeld – Cerritos College

Primary Presenter: Jennifer Bebergal – Florida Atlantic University

Co-Presenter: Brittanney Adelmann – Florida Gulf Coast University

Co-Presenter: Wendy Hinshaw – Florida Atlantic University

Co-Presenter: Jiehong Liao – Florida Gulf Coast University

Co-Presenter: Tito Sempertegui – Florida Atlantic University

Primary Presenter: Jessie Moore (she/her/hers) – Elon University

Co-Presenter: CJ Fleming – Elon University

Co-Presenter: Eric Hall – Elon University

Presenter: Sara Custer – Inside Higher Ed

Presenter: Katherine Knott – Inside Higher Ed

Primary Presenter: Cindy Vincent – Boston University

Co-Presenter: Sara Moore – Salem State University

Primary Presenter: C. Edward Watson – American Association of Colleges & Universities (AAC&U)

Presenter: Jessica Chittum – American Association of Colleges & Universities (AAC&U)

Presenter: Heather Miceli – American Association of Colleges & Universities (AAC&U)

Presenter: Beth Perkins – American Association of Colleges & Universities (AAC&U)

Presenter: Hannah Schneider – American Association of Colleges & Universities (AAC&U)

Primary Presenter: Bridget Trogden (she/her/hers) – American University

Presenter: John Armstrong – Southern Virginia University

Presenter: Eric Carter – Lindsey Wilson College

Presenter: Lou Matz – University of the Pacific

Presenter: Erianne Weight – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Primary Presenter: Susan Elrod – Indiana University South Bend

Co-Presenter: Edward Aboufadel – Grand Valley State University

Co-Presenter: Alyssa Crittenden – University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Co-Presenter: Elizabeth Holcombe – University of Southern California

Primary Presenter: Anna Brugmann – National Public Radio

Co-Presenter: Scott Finn – University of Vermont

Co-Presenter: Megan Schneider – University of Houston

Primary Presenter: Lindsay Currie – Council on Undergraduate Research

Co-Presenter: Linda Blockus – University of Missouri–Columbia

Co-Presenter: Lisa Brown (she/her/hers) – Morgan State University

Co-Presenter: Steven Dandaneau – Colorado State University

Co-Presenter: Herb Hill – Virginia Commonwealth University

Co-Presenter: Bethany Usher – Radford University

Primary Presenter: Charles Ford – Norfolk State University

Co-Presenter: Patrick Mbajekwe – Norfolk State University

Co-Presenter: Michele Rozga – Norfolk State University

Moderator: J. Elizabeth Clark – LaGuardia Community College, City University of New York (CUNY)

Primary Presenter: Monica Samson – Lehigh University

Co-Presenter: Jen Topp – Lehigh University

Presenter: Courtney Johnson

Presenter: Helen Wagner Coello – Florida International University

Primary Presenter: James Stillwell – University of Maryland

Co-Presenter: Anjali Samavedam – University of Maryland

Co-Presenter: Sharvari Tirodkar – University of Maryland

Moderator: Lynn Pasquerella – American Association of Colleges & Universities (AAC&U)

Presenter: Nancy Cantor – Hunter College, City University of New York (CUNY)

Presenter: Danielle Holley – Mount Holyoke College

Presenter: Suzanne Rivera – Macalester College