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The next installment of the “Eighteenth Century In the Present” webinar series is coming soon. On Friday, June 5, at 4 PM eastern, Michael Meranze will be talking about how we as scholars of the eighteenth century can bring our knowledge and our commitments to higher education to bear in “the struggle against the enclosure of the university.” Click here to sign up and receive a link to the webinar, which promises to be an important discussion for our moment.

The ACLS Doctoral Futures Initiative welcomes ASECS members to a set of open, discussion-based conversations about some of the most pressing questions facing doctoral education today. Each townhall is designed not as a lecture or panel, but to facilitate a genuine exchange of ideas. Graduate students, faculty, administrators, and academic professionals are all welcome and encouraged to attend. Townhall 1: Smaller Cohorts and Graduate Curricula – Tuesday, April 7, 2pm EDT As programs move toward admitting smaller cohorts, what needs to change? We’ll examine what reduced cohort sizes mean for recruitment, disciplinarity, curricula, mentorship, and advising.  Registration: https://acls-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_IdO6FXUjRJO43Jt7JKgWQQ   Townhall… Read More »Beyond the Lecture: Engaging the Future of Doctoral Education with ACLS

The upcoming ISECS Conference on “Reframing the Enlightenment. Intellectual and political disputes today”, will take place in Paris on June 10-12 2026. Interested people are welcome to attend the conference even if they are not giving a presentation, preferably by registering with Daniel Fulda (daniel.fulda@germanistik.uni-halle.de). Please note it will be possible to follow the conference online on July 10 and July 12, using the links provided in the programme.

EAST CENTRAL AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY STUDIES2026 ECASECS CONFERENCEVirginia State University, Petersburg, Virginia5–7 November 2026CALL FOR PAPERS Beginnings: Restarts, Revisions, and Reinventions in the Eighteenth Century Panel proposals are due by 30 April 2026. Paper proposals are due by 1 June 2026. The deadlinefor finalized panels is 15 June 2026. Email proposals or queries to ecasecs2026@gmail.com.For complete details, see the ECASECS Conference website: https://ecasecs2026.wordpress.com.

Participant Overview: “Enlightenment for All: Teaching the Eighteenth Century Beyond(?) the Academy”ASECS Early Spring 2026 WebinarDate: Friday, February 6, 2026Time: 12:00 p.m. (Central)Registration: Zoom Link Purpose of the Event This ASECS-sponsored webinar celebrates the breadth of eighteenth-century studies and the many places where it thrives: community colleges, high schools, museums, and public humanities spaces. It recognizes that innovative, impactful scholarship and teaching are happening well beyond the walls of research universities. We hope to continue this conversation as (hopefully!) part of the “Diverse Pathways Caucus” for future programming. We will also discuss meeting for an informal but exciting happy… Read More »Webinar Participant Overview: “Enlightenment for All: Teaching the Eighteenth Century Beyond(?) the Academy”