The SLAC-WPA conference is hosted each January on the campus of a participating small liberal arts college. This two-day event is designed to foster deep conversation about current interests, issues, and research that inform teaching and writing administration at small liberal arts colleges.
2026 SLAC-WPA Conference: “Doubts, Data and Decision-Making” at Amherst College
Our next conference will be hosted by Amherst College in Amherst, Massachusetts, on January 9-10, 2026. The call for proposals is live, with proposals due September 28, 2025. Registration and travel information will be shared in early September. The theme is “Doubts, Data and Decision-Making,” building on recent scholarship on writing assessment at SLAC’s.
- 2025 SLAC-WPA Conference at Northwest Nazarene University
- 2024 SLAC-WPA Conference at Lafayette College
- 2021 virtual member gatherings
- 2020 SLAC-WPA Conference at Franklin and Marshall College
- 2019 SLAC-WPA Conference at Davidson College
- 2018 SLAC-WPA Conference at Stetson University
- 2017 SLAC-WPA Conference at Swarthmore College