41st Annual LAND Conference
February 18-20, 2026

Conference Theme: Common Ground
Henry Ford College

Dearborn, Michigan

Registration for the 2026 LAND Conference is open – CLICK HERE.

The LAND Steering Committee has decided to offer our conference to participants for free this year. We will also have a livestream option for those unable to travel to Dearborn. Please indicate if you will participate in person or online when you register.

Click HERE to view the 2025 LAND Conference program. The 2026 program will be posted once details are confirmed.

Click HERE to view the online exhibition of our student art submissions.

T-shirts and Bags are available here:

The LAND Conference opens on Wednesday evening with a Social Hour and Student Film Presentation, then goes on Thursday and Friday to include Lightning Talks, the LAND Institutional Excellence Award, Creative Expressions Night*, a Creative Writing Workshop, a variety of panel discussions on current issues in higher education and the liberal arts, Student Scholars Lightning Talks, Student Scholars Poster Sessions, Student Awards Presentations, and the ever-amazing Student Art Exhibit! Expect to be enlightened, entertained, and engaged with every LAND conference!

*Creative Expressions

Hosted by Clark Iverson (The Man with the Top Hat), Creative Expressions is held on the Thursday afternoon of the conference. This is an open mic for conference participants to share their own creative writing. Student winners of the creative writing categories who attend the conference are especially welcome to share their writing at this event.

“Nobody goes to LAND once. You will be back.”
Becky Roberts, LAND President