The 31st Annual Ann Ferren Conference on Teaching, Research & Learning was held on Friday, January 10, 2020, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. in the Mary Graydon Center, McKinley, and the University Library at American University.

This year’s conference included 29 sessions; a morning plenary at which School of Education Associate Dean, Corbin Campbell will host a session titled “Expecting the Unexpected: Exemplary College Teaching Happening in Unusual Spaces”; and a luncheon plenary titled “Two Cheers for Higher Education: Why American Universities Are Stronger than Ever—and How to Meet the Challenges They Face” by Distinguished Professor of Sociology and Public Policy Steve G. Brint (University of California, Riverside). The conference concluded with a dessert reception with live music and a raffle.