2026 Community, Accessibility, and Belonging (CAB) Conference

2026 Conference Information

Mark your calendars for Friday, March 27, 2026, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., for the fourth annual Community, Accessibility, and Belonging (CAB) Conference at Paul College.

Please follow on LinkedIn for updates about the conference. Registration details and a full list of confirmed panelists will be available soon. 

This theme for the 2026 conference, Wealth Inequality: A Call to Action, invites us to confront the widening gap between those who are thriving financially and those who are struggling. Through research-driven discussions and actionable insights, our sessions aim to empower organizations, communities, and individuals to build a more equitable future.

Featured Panels Include:

  • Nonprofit leaders addressing wealth inequality across New England
  • Researchers examining the long-term economic impacts of inequality
  • Policy experts advocating for reform in the health and housing sectors

We are also honored to welcome Brian Goldstone, Ph.D., journalist, author, and economic justice advocate, as our keynote speaker. Dr. Goldstone will discuss his groundbreaking work on homelessness in America, featured in his acclaimed new book, There Is No Place for Us: Working and Homeless in America. His book, which follows five families in Atlanta as they navigate unstable housing while working full-time, was published this year and has been longlisted for the Andrew Carnegie Medal and featured by The New York Times as one of the Best Books of the Year (So Far).

We hope you’ll join us (students, staff, faculty, alumni, business leaders, and members of the broader community) as we come together to learn, share, and grow during this event. All are welcome!

Background and Past Conferences

In 2025,  Paul College hosted its third conference. The theme,  Expanding Perspective, was a call to action for attendees to challenge preconceptions, break down barriers, and advocate for each other in our workplaces so that everyone can cultivate a path to thriving.

In 2024, with programmatic partnership support from the College of Engineering & Physical Sciences, Paul College hosted its second conference. The theme, Building Bridges, was both a nod to our two colleges coming together, but also to the conference’s core purpose: to create connections across a diverse group of students, staff, faculty, alumni, business leaders, & interested members of the local community to learn, share, & grow in the DEI space.

In 2023, Paul College offered our inaugural  conference, with the theme Cultivate Community. The conference brought together students, staff, faculty, alumni, business leaders, and interested members of the community to share best practices and trending skills needed to advance DEI. From the classroom to the workplace and beyond, students learned about inclusive practices and had conversations about DEI biases and blind spots.

 

2025 DEI Conference Photos

Audience members seated in a lecture hall raise their hands while a speaker stands at a podium in front of a large screen displaying “2025 Paul College Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Conference” at the University of New Hampshire.
Male panelist in a suit speaks into a microphone while gesturing during a discussion, with a rainbow lanyard and name badge visible on the table.
Three panelists sit at a table with microphones and water bottles, speaking to an audience in a lecture hall with a large screen displaying text behind them.