2027 Conference Registration
JoLLE Conference: Literacy, Education, and Healing in Times of Crisis: Community as Praxis, Language and Literacy as Power
Date: February 12-14, 2027
Schedule:
Friday (Feb. 12) - 5:30pm – 8:00pm (Opening Reception and Aralee Strange Lecture)
Saturday (Feb. 13) - 8:00am – 6:00pm (Conference Sessions and Keynotes)
Sunday (Feb. 14) - 8:00am – 1:00pm (Conference Sessions and Keynotes)
Registration starts at 7:30 a.m. on Saturday, the conference begins at 8:00 a.m. and concludes at 1:00 p.m. on Sunday.
Location: UGA Center for Continuing Education and Hotel, 1197 S. Lumpkin Street, Athens, GA 30602
Costs:
Participant: This rate is for attendees who are faculty and other participants who are not students or K-12 educators (includes conference sessions, refreshment breaks and lunch): On or before January 15: $225 January 16 or later: $275
Student Participant: This rate is for attendees who are graduate and other students (includes conference sessions, refreshment breaks and lunch): On or before January 15: $100 January 16 or later: $125
K-12 Participant: This rate is for attendees who are employees at K-12 schools (includes conference sessions, refreshment breaks and lunch): On or before January 15: $150 January 16 or later: $175
Description: The Journal of Language and Literacy Education (JoLLE) invites scholars and practitioners to our 2027 Conference, February 12-14, 2027, at the Georgia Center in Athens, Georgia! Our conference theme is Literacy, Education, and Healing in Times of Crisis: Community as Praxis, Language and Literacy as Power. We are excited to host as our keynote speakers:
Dr. Bettina Love is the William F. Russell Professor at Columbia University, bestselling author of Punished for Dreaming and We Want to Do More Than Survive and a leading scholar of abolitionist teaching, educational justice, and Black educational freedom.
Dr. Gholdy Muhammad is the John Corbally Endowed Professor at the University of Illinois Chicago, bestselling author of Cultivating Genius and Unearthing Joy, and creator of the Culturally and Historically Responsive Education framework used in schools nationwide.
Dr. Laura Jimenez is a Senior Lecturer at Boston University whose work explores the representation of marginalized communities in children's and young adult literature and promotes inclusive classroom practices.
Registration and Cancellation Deadline: February 5, 2027
Travel Information: If you are flying in, we suggest flying into Atlanta (Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport - ATL) and using the Groome shuttle to get to Athens, GA. The Groome Transportation service will pick you up at the ATL airport, and drop you off right at the Georgia Center. Make sure to book your Groome Shuttle when you book your flight, and choose 3 UGA Georgia Center on S Lumpkin Street in Athens as your drop off and pick up location. Here is the link to the Groome website: https://groometransportation.com/athens/
Hotel Reservations: A block of hotel rooms is being held at the UGA Hotel and Conference Center. Hotel rates range from $159 per night for a room with one king or one queen bed, to $189 per night for a room with two queen or two double beds. The deadline to make a hotel reservation with the group block is January 12, 2027. To make a reservation, call the Georgia
Center directly at 800-884-1381 or 706-542-2134 or register online at www.UGAHotel.com. Please use group ID 5379 when making the reservation.
