GURT2026: Futuring Linguistics: Content, curriculum & careers

The 77th Annual Georgetown University Round Table on Language and Linguistics will convene March 6-8, 2026, in Washington, DC.

What does the future of linguistics look like? What should it look like? If current trends in the field continue, as well as in academia and education, the vast majority of linguistics graduates will find employment in tech, business, government and nonprofit organizations rather than in higher education.

GURT 2026 is a place for linguists from a wide range of subdisciplinary areas and career trajectories to have important conversations about what’s next for linguistics. What innovations are we engaging in at the levels of content, curriculum and pedagogy, as well as career education and training? Over the three days, we’ll ask:

1. Content: What content should linguistics programs teach now so that graduates are prepared to be flexible and effective in their careers? How can linguistics programs continue to fulfill their educational mission while also making clear how the knowledge and skills learned in those programs translate into valuable career skills?
2. Curriculum and pedagogy: How should linguistics professors teach linguistics? What pedagogical innovations are you engaged in? How should departments recruit and retain students from a diverse array of backgrounds as the future leaders of our field?
3. Careers: How are content and pedagogy connected to a wide range of career pathways? What should be included in linguistics education to prepare for the next decades of careers? What feedback and recommendations do linguists working in business, government, nonprofit and tech have for linguistics degree programs in terms of content and training?

GURT 2026 will represent a number of different academic and professional perspectives on linguistics. Let’s take this opportunity to share practices that can enliven and invigorate our teaching, research and work in various organizational contexts to keep linguistics a strong, viable area of training, research and post-graduate employment for years to come.

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