2023 Keynote Speakers

Opening Keynote Speaker

Closing Keynote Speaker

Liz Jackson

Date: April 25, 2023

Time: 9:00am-10am (EST)

Presentation title: How to Succeed Downwards

Black and White headshot of a white queer person with olive, freckled skin. Short dark fade, curly on top. Light eyes peer into the distance, as she rests her chin on her hand.

D’Arcee Charington Neal

Date: April 27, 2023

Time: 3:00pm-4:00pm (EST)

Presentation title: Embracing the Ecstatic: Disability in the Afrofuture

A black and white photo of a dark skinned black male wearing glasses and light dredlocks with a dark wool coat stares at the camera with an intense expression.
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The keynote sessions are sponsored by our Title Sponsor, The Graduate School’s Office of Graduate Diversity and Inclusion (OGDI), University of Maryland