SELC 2026 / Attendee Information

Registration fee includes all breakfasts, lunches, and receptions during the conference. 

SELC 2026 Conference Registration >

• Early Bird Registration: December 8, 2025 to January 7, 2026
  For academics and practitioners: $200
  For students: $50
   
• Regular Registration: January 8, 2026 to May 27, 2026
  For academics and practitioners: $300; Single Day: $100
  For students: $50
   
• Onsite Registration:
  For academics and practitioners: $325; Single Day: $100
  For students: $50

We encourage participation by undergraduate and graduate students in panels, workshops, roundtables, and poster sessions. A travel grant from NAPA is available for students who present their research at the conference. The maximum funding provided by the grant is $750. Up to ten (10) student travel grants are awarded each year. For more information, please contact Kaitlyn Blume at kblume@napawash.org.

Other student support may be available. For more information, please contact Marilyn Rubin at marilyn.rubin@rutgers.edu.  

Rutgers University-Newark (RU-N)

• Directions to RU-N Campus
• A Campus in the City

Conference room blocks are available until April 8, 2026 at:

• Robert Treat Hotel
  • Room block rate is $127/night (exclusive of taxes and applicable surcharges)
  • Room block rate is available for the following nights:
    • Wednesday, May 27
    • Thursday, May 28
    • Friday, May 29
    • Saturday, May 30
  • Attendees have to call the hotel directly to book rooms with the block rate
    • Call 973-622-1000 and provide the
      • Group Name: Social Equity Leadership Conference
      • Group ID: 4391
  • Robert Treat Hotel has an airport shuttle
  • Onsite parking at the Robert Treat Hotel is about $25/day

Other nearby hotels:

• TRYP by Wyndham Newark Downtown
• Comfort Suites

Area Information

• Newark Happening

Things to Do

• New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC)
• The Newark Museum of Art
• Prudential Center