FULL SCHEDULE WILL BE UPDATED SOON
This year’s conference theme is Voices of the Earth: Learning, Leading, and Advancing Equity Together.
2025 UNITED will occur on Monday, March 17th in the afternoon, and all day Tuesday, March 18th. All sessions are free. No tickets are reqired and all sessions are open to the public. 2025 UNITED includes workshops and presentations to magnify the voices of the earth with themes centering around how we learn, how we lead, and how we can advance equity together.
Once again, UNITED includes a Wellbeing Fair, many conference sessions, and two keynote addresses. On Monday, we will feature Leanne Betasamosake Simpson, the author of "As We Have Always Done - Indigenous Freedom Through Radical Resistance." Leanne speaks on a plethora of Indigenous topics, including the rejection of conteporary colonialism. Her book is the 2024/25 selection for the NMU Diversity Common Reader Program. The Wellbeing Fair will occur from 10am to 2pm on Tuesday, March 18th. The second key-note speaker, who will present on Tuesday, March 18th, will be announced soon.
The main conference sessions will run from mid-day Monday, March 17th, and all day Tuesday, March 18th, culminating in Poetry Without Borders during the Tuesday, 5:30pm session. The content covers wide fields of study.
All sessions will be held in the NMU Northern Center.