9:00 AM: Opening Remarks

9:15-10:30: Christopher Celenza, Johns Hopkins University
"Why is Fifteenth-Century Humanism Missing (Mostly) from the History of Philosophy?"
Talk followed by discussion and questions.
Moderator: Steven Hutchinson, UW-Madison.

15-minute coffee break

10:45-12:00: Henry Turner, Rutgers University
"Polyglot Humanism: The Case of Richard Hakluyt."
Talk followed by discussion and questions.
Moderator: Michael Witmore, UW-Madison.

12:00-2:00: lunch break
(University Club; speakers & moderators)

2:00-3:15: Richard McCabe, Oxford University
"Humanism and Patronage."
Talk followed by discussion and questions.
Moderator: David Loewenstein, UW-Madison.

15-minute coffee break

3:30-4:45: Jan Miernowski, University of Wisconsin-Madison
"Humanism at War from the Renaissance to the Present." Talk followed by discussion and questions

4:45-6:00: reception; followed by dinner for speakers
(Chataura Restaurant, State Street, Madison)

9:00-10:15: Early Modern Women and Humanism.
Panel with Stefania Buccini, Claire Falck, Kristiane Stapleton (all UW-Madison)
Short presentations followed by discussion and questions.
Moderator: Ullrich Langer, UW-Madison.

15-minute coffee break

10:30-11:45: Neil Kenny, Cambridge University
"Choosing Tenses for the Dead in Humanism and the Humanities: Toward a Comparative Study."
Talk followed by discussion and questions.
Moderator: Jan Miernowski, UW-Madison.

11:45-12:30: Panel discussion with keynote speakers: "Past & Present: The Legacy of Humanism Today."
I will send out in advance some questions for panelists to think about. My hope is that the discussion will be informal, provocative, and wide ranging. Panelists include our keynote speakers plus Stefania Buccini and Michael Witmore (UW-Madison).

Brief concluding remarks