DAY PASSES FOR NON-PRESENTERS

Includes Welcome & CEA KEYNOTE SPEAKER Chris Anson, Distinguished University Professor and Alumni Association Distinguished Graduate Professor at North Carolina State University. Internationally recognized for his work in writing studies, Chris has published extensively in the field of writing studies and spoken or led faculty workshops across the United States and in 34 other countries.  

NOTE: $30 for full-time faculty / $20 for grad students, contingent, and retired faculty. 

NOTE: $30 for full-time faculty / $20 for grad students, contingent, and retired faculty. 

Includes SALA  KEYNOTE SPEAKER Aarthi Vadde, the E. Blake Byrne Associate Professor of English at Duke University. She is the author of We the Platform: How the Internet Changed Twenty-First-Century Literature (Columbia UP, 2026). Her first book, Chimeras of Form: Modernist Internationalism beyond Europe (Columbia UP, 2016), won the American Comparative Literature Association's 2018 Harry Levin Prize.  

NOTE: $30 for full-time faculty / $20 for grad students, contingent, and retired faculty. 

Featuring fabulous hor d'oeuvres and the famous "drink ticket"

Meet and greet fellow grad students and learn about the CEA Mentor Program. And snacks, of course!

 A chance to meet and talk with members committed to and passionate about equity, advocacy, and community action.  And enjoy some light snacks.

FEATURED SPEAKER: Sarah Fatherly, the chief academic officer for Queens University of Charlotte overseeing all academic programs and services. Fatherly has published and presented widely on scaling high-impact practices, equity-minded curriculum innovation, faculty development practices, and campus partnerships for student success. 

FEATURED SPEAKER: Pallavi Rastogi, the J.F. Taylor Endowed Professor of English at Louisiana State University, teaches classes on global Anglophone literature, postcolonial theory, and postcolonial popular culture.   

FEATURED SPEAKER:  A.J. Hartley, the Robinson Professor of Shakespeare (Emeritus) at UNC Charlotte, specialized in stage theory and practice. His academic books consider the intersections of Shakespeare with contemporary dramaturgy, political theatre, millennial fiction, and geek culture.  At the same time, A.J. is the international bestselling and award-winning author of 28 novels including the YA fantasy series Hideki Smith, Demon Queller. 

Celebrate community and continue the conversation over delicious South Asian cuisine! All-you-can-eat vegetarian and non-vegetarian buffet at Zafran Kabab Palace (230 E W.T. Harris Blvd, Charlotte, NC. A 15-minute stroll from the Hilton!).