2026 IRWG/Rackham Community of Scholars Symposium

You're invited to the 2026 IRWG/Rackham Community of Scholars Symposium! This symposium features interdisciplinary feminist scholarship from the 2026 IRWG/Rackham Community of Scholars fellows. The Community of Scholars is a two-month summer fellowship and the only feminist dissertation-writing workshop at the University of Michigan. It supports graduate students enrolled in any Rackham program on the Ann Arbor campus who are conducting scholarly or creative work related to women, gender, or sexuality.

Community of Scholars participates in a weekly seminar throughout May and June. Faculty in the Women’s & Gender Studies Department facilitate these sessions, which emphasize peer review and cross-disciplinary exchange. Facilitators offer mentorship, individualized feedback, and guidance on writing from a feminist perspective.

The fellows reconvene for the annual Community of Scholars Symposium to share the product of their summer’s work with each other and a broader audience.