Latine Research Week 2027

Our conference theme

Confluencia: Where Our Journeys Meet

Puentes is pleased to announce our Latine Research Week (LRW) 2026 theme– Confluencia: Where Our Journeys Meet. Building on our previous themes of 2026’s Pa’lante and 2025’s Raíces y Presencia this year, we invite our community to reflect on coalition building, solidarity, and resilience. Confluencia is the Spanish word for confluence, which is a coming together point, typically used to describe the place where two or more rivers or streams flow together to form a single combined body of water. Confluencia draws on this imagery of rivers and tributaries joining into one powerful current. Just as separate streams merge and gain force when they meet, our communities across campuses, neighborhoods, and backgrounds grow stronger when we flow together rather than separately. 

This theme speaks to coalition-building, solidarity, and the resilience it takes to sustain unity and convergence over time. This theme invites our community to imagine LRW not just as a single event, but as a gathering point where distinct experiences and histories meet, strengthen one another, and move forward with shared direction.

If you are interested in presenting your research, please fill out the following form. Submissions must include a title and 250+ word abstract (or description of your work). We accept proposals at any stage of the research process (i.e., conceptualization, theoretical, data collection, published, etc.). Outstanding presentations will be awarded a certificate in recognition of research excellence and contributions to the field. 

Timeline:

• Proposal submission deadline (using this form):  Monday, January 18, 2027 

• Decisions announced:  Monday, January 25, 2027

• Speakers confirm participation by: Wednesday, January 27, 2027

We can't wait to see you at LRW 2027!