Preparing for your Presentation & More
Thank You to the Program Committee
The ASHE Program Committee is composed of two co-chairs and 48 committee members. We are so grateful to the ASHE members who served on this committee this year to make our conference a meaningful and engaging experience.
Public Scholarship Studio
The ASHE Public Scholarship Studio is a conference pathway at the 51st ASHE Annual Conference designed to help researchers translate their work for non-academic audiences, including policymakers, practitioners, and the public. Participants were selected from an open application process over the summer. They will participate in sessions including policy brief intensives, arts-based methods, and studio office hours to develop tangible deliverables. Selected public-facing works, including policy briefs, op-eds, and zines created during the conference, will be featured in the 2026 ASHE Public Scholarship Compendium.
Congratulations to the 2026 Outstanding Reviewers
The ASHE Program Committee is grateful to the 741 members who served as Reviewers for the Conference. During the proposal review process, Section Chairs nominated reviewers for thoughtful, thorough, and constructive feedback that went above and beyond peer review expectations. Congratulations to the 36 recipients who were chosen as Outstanding Reviewers for 2026!
Navigating Your Session: Best Practices for First-Time and Returning ASHE Presenters
Led by ASHE 2026 Program Committee Co-Chairs Crystal Garcia and Demetri Morgan, alongside ASHE Accessibility Consultant, Autumn Wilke and Alicia Castillo Shrestha (ASHE Director for Conference & Professional Development), this session will provide you with valuable insights, best practices, and practical tools to manage your presentation effectively and elevate the conference experience for everyone. Whether you are a first-time or returning presenter, your scholarship is vital to our community—join us to learn how to prepare, execute, and maximize the impact of your work at ASHE 2026.
Equipping Chairs and Discussants: Best Practices for Impactful ASHE Sessions
Whether you are a new or returning chair or discussant, your leadership is vital to fostering the supportive networks and meaningful discourse that define our scholarly community. Join ASHE 2026 Program Committee Co-Chairs Crystal Garcia and Demetri Morgan, alongside featured panelists: Sonja Ardoin, Erin Doran, Baili Park and Kat Stephens-Peace, for an interactive briefing designed to help you excel in your role. In this session, you will gain valuable insights and practical strategies to facilitate highly organized sessions, provide deeply meaningful feedback, and confidently support fellow scholars.
Designing for Everyone: Creating Accessible and Inclusive ASHE Presentations
Whether you are presenting your research virtually or connecting in person in San Juan, the choices you make in your presentation design shape how our community experiences your scholarship. This collaborative discussion designed specifically to aid presenters in understanding the importance of creating accessible materials, while providing helpful tools to do so. We share practical tips to ensure your research is inclusive, engaging, and available to all attendees. ASHE members shared their experiences of inclusive and inaccessible presentations to help engage participants in collective understanding and commitment to action.
Program Committee Featured Sessions
Program Committee Co-Chairs Featured Sessions were selected by the Program Committee Chairs based on recommendations made during the Call for Proposal process. These sessions are a combination of curated offerings developed to meet this specific moment in higher education and from proposals that were submitted through the proposal process and ranked very highly by reviewers.
Putting Your Scholarship to Work: An Interactive Session Using Arts Based Methods
This session will engage attendees in using arts-based methods, namely zines, in developing and translating scholarship to the public. Attendees will unpack the benefits of creativity as a critical, decolonial practice of embodiment that can facilitate community-engaged scholarship, social justice advocacy, and individual well-being.
(No) Me Quiero Ir De Aquí: The (Im)Possibilities of Home in the U.S. Academy
In this symposium, we will examine the concept of home and explore whether educators can create public homeplaces within the U.S. academy. Guided by Jangueo Methodology, we will use songs from DtMF to draw parallels between Bad Bunny’s complex relationship and our own experiences with home, coloniality, and career.
Policy Brief Writing Workshop presented by the Scholars Strategy Network
This workshop is for scholars who want to learn how to write compelling & jargon-free policy briefs. Participants move through each step of the policy brief drafting process & actively shape their idea into a first draft. The workshop includes practical information on how to distribute your policy brief for maximum impact.
Public Scholarship Under Pressure: Strategies for Translating Research for Impact in a Polarized Era
Higher education scholars face growing pressure to translate research for policy and public audiences--yet few are trained or supported to do so. This symposium convenes researchers and intermediary leaders to examine barriers to research translation, navigate a polarized political landscape, and build actionable strategies for impactful, justice-oriented public scholarship.