Conference on Innovative Approaches to Language Education

Language programs in the United States have faced several challenges in recent decades. The current economic and political landscape are adding to those existing difficulties seemingly daily. In response, many institutions have found creative solutions to ensure that their language programs thrive by offering more diverse and flexible forms of language education to their students. In this conference, we hope to bring educators together to find potential avenues for new collaborations and research initiatives.

We welcome in-person participation from language educators, administrators, and enthusiasts as presenters or participants. There is no registration fee for this conference.

This conference will be held in person but Keynote Addresses will be live-streamed

Meg Malone, ACTFL
"Motivations for enrolling (and not enrolling) in languages: potential for innovation in language programs"
Friday, March 27, 4:00pm (ET)
Zoom Registration

Leanne Spino-Seijas, The University of Rhode Island
"All hands on deck: Strategic Solutions to shore up language programs in uncertain times"
Saturday, March 28, 8:30am (ET)
Zoom Registration

Sponsored by the Central New York Humanities Corridor from an award by the Mellon Foundation

Funding has also been provided by Colgate University's Robert H.N. Ho Mind, Brain, and Behavior Initiative

Questions about the conference can be directed to Cory Duclos gduclos@colgate.edu