The 2025 NAGS annual meeting was held in Baltimore on April 10-12, 2025. Below you will find information about the presentations along with the final agenda.

Final Agenda (link)

Keynote Presentation: Community Engaged Graduate Schools
Bobbie Laur, Campus Compact
Mindi Levin, Johns Hopkins University
Bill Joyner, University of Maryland, Baltimore
Moderators: Dovev Levine and Erin Golembewski

Plenary Session I: Advocating with Government Sectors
Frédéric Bouchard, Université de Montréal;
Susan Brennan, Stony Brook University
Moderators: Fahim Quadir and Jan Allen

Plenary Session II: Engaging with the Council of Graduate Schools
Suzanne Ortega, Council of Graduate Schools
Moderator: Joshua Barker

Plenary Session III: AI and Research Excellence
Andrew Coop, University of Maryland, Baltimore
Gundula Bosch, John Hopkins University
Moderator: Jason Heustis

Plenary Session IV: Transdisciplinary Engagement
Presenters: Daniel Kleinman, Boston University
Monica Mulrennan, Concordia University
Ken Eisner, Educational Testing Service
Moderator: Effrosyni Diamantoudi

Plenary Session V: Leading in Difficult Times
Kenneth Wong, University of Maryland, Baltimore
Fahim Quadir, Queen’s University
Effrosyni Diamantoudi, Concordia University
Scott Delcourt, University of Maine
Moderators: Rachel Berger and Leslie Hunt

Plenary Session VI: Fostering Inclusive Mentorship: Building Equitable Pathways for Graduate Success
Stu Duncan, Wesleyan University
Blessing Enekwe, University of Maryland, College Park
Aziza Kajan, University of Toronto
Moderators: Annie Pilote and Emory Woodard

Flash Talks: Creative Solutions and Innovative Programs

• Preparing graduate students for their futures
• Surviving a cyberattack (twice)
• Trauma informed syllabi planning
• University of Maryland College Park’s Dissertation Success Support Program
• Seeds for systemic change