FIRE’s 2023 Faculty Network Conference is coming to Alexandria — and now taking proposals!

UPDATED (Aug. 10, 2023): We are no longer accepting proposals to present at the conference, but we opened our general application. The deadline to submit applications is Sep 31. Faculty and PhD candidates are invited to apply. 

After a successful 2022 conference in Los Angeles, we’re pleased to announce that the 2023 FIRE Faculty Network Conference will head to Alexandria, Virginia, this fall.

The conference will take place Oct. 19-21, with main sessions on Friday, Oct. 20, and Saturday, Oct. 21. 

Faculty and Ph.D. candidates are invited to submit proposals to present at the 2023 conference. FIRE will consider proposals to present empirical and theoretical scholarship at the conference, or to engage in fully-assembled panel discussions and debates.

FIRE’s Faculty Network Conference consists of presentations submitted for consideration through our call for proposals. As in past years, we seek papers and discussions on topics relevant to today’s discussions and debates on free expression and academic freedom in American higher education and beyond. For the first time, you are also welcome to apply to debate with a colleague. 

Faculty and Ph.D. candidates interested in presenting at or attending the conference are highly encouraged to join FIRE’s Faculty Network, through which they will not only have conference updates sent right to their inboxes, but will also receive an inside look at new FIRE tools and resources.

Faculty whose papers are selected for individual presentation will receive an honorarium of $3,000, and co-presenters on a panel or debate will split the honorarium equally, in addition to receiving reimbursement for travel and lodging. 

The deadline to submit proposals is July 31, 2023, and we encourage interested faculty to submit early for the best chance to be considered. 

We will open the general attendee application later in the spring, and will keep readers and supporters updated on any developments. 

Faculty and Ph.D. candidates interested in presenting at or attending the conference are highly encouraged to join FIRE’s Faculty Network, through which they will not only have conference updates sent right to their inboxes, but will also receive an inside look at new FIRE tools and resources.

We look forward to reviewing your proposals and hope you’ll join us in Alexandria this fall!

If you have any questions about applying for or attending the conference, email us at facultyoutreach@thefire.org.