Feb
25
12:00 PM12:00
Events
Mar
11
12:00 PM12:00
2026 Word Count Wednesday
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Mar
25
12:00 PM12:00
2026 Word Count Wednesday
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Apr
8
12:00 PM12:00
2026 Word Count Wednesday
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Apr
17
to Apr 18
BWSA Annual Symposium: “We Hold the World Together”
The Black Women’s Studies Association (BWSA) invites you to join us for our annual symposium April 17th-18th 2026. This year’s theme, “We Hold the World Together,” recognizes a simple truth: things don’t get done unless Black women do it.
Together, we’ll explore the many ways Black women labor, lead, and forge belonging, and how these practices demand visibility and justice in a world that too often insists on our dehumanization and disposal. The symposium will feature conversations that engage labor, leadership, and belonging, individually and collectively, while also grappling with their possibilities and limitations.
We warmly welcome activists, independent scholars, community leaders, and students, with special encouragement for participants joining from the Caribbean, Africa, Europe, and other regions outside of the United States.
Early registration is open now
Regular Registration
Opens March 2 - April 18
Apr
22
12:00 PM12:00
2026 Word Count Wednesday
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May
6
12:00 PM12:00
2026 Word Count Wednesday
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May
20
12:00 PM12:00
2026 Word Count Wednesday
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Feb
11
12:00 PM12:00
2026 Word Count Wednesday
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Jan
28
12:00 PM12:00
2026 Word Count Wednesday
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Jan
14
12:00 PM12:00
2026 Word Count Wednesday
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Dec
17
12:00 PM12:00
Word Count Wednesday
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Dec
3
12:00 PM12:00
Word Count Wednesday
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Nov
12
12:00 PM12:00
Word Count Wednesday
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Oct
29
12:00 PM12:00
Word Count Wednesday
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Oct
15
12:00 PM12:00
Oct
1
12:00 PM12:00
Word Count Wednesday
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Sep
17
12:00 PM12:00
Word Count Wednesday
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Sep
3
12:00 PM12:00
Word Count Wednesday
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Apr
4
to Apr 5
Feb
12
to May 14
Word Count Wednesday
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Oct
2
to Dec 11
Sep
8
12:00 AM00:00
Aug
19
6:00 PM18:00
Candidate Information Session
To learn more about running for BWSA office, register here for the optional candidate information session. Review candidacy requirements here.
Mar
21
7:00 PM19:00
The Assault on Black Women Academics
Join the Black Women’s Studies Association for this timely discussion on misogynoir and state of Black women in the academy. RSVP here.
Jan
24
to May 15
Sep
28
6:30 PM18:30
Sep
13
to Dec 13
Sep
6
12:00 PM12:00
#Word Count Wednesday - Job Search Edition
Join us for this special edition of Word Count Wednesday. Learn about how to compose the strongest teaching documents to land the job you want!
May
31
12:00 PM12:00
May
24
12:00 PM12:00
May
17
12:00 PM12:00
Apr
29
3:00 PM15:00
Looking Forward: Black Women’s Studies in the 21st Century
The Black Women’s Studies Association is thrilled to announce that our inaugural symposium will be held virtually on October 21-22, 2023. Read the call for papers and symposium updates here.
Apr
26
12:00 PM12:00
Apr
12
12:00 PM12:00
Mar
29
12:00 PM12:00
Mar
15
12:00 PM12:00
Mar
1
12:00 PM12:00