Love Uprising: A Soul Era Symposium
April 9-11, 2026
Indiana University Bloomington
Join us for a three-day celebration of the music and culture of the soul era as we commemorate the 60th anniversary of the first publication of SOUL Magazine, and honor Dr. Portia Maultsby for her lifelong support and advocacy for Black music and practitioners!
Thursday April 9
Junior Faculty Keynote Panel, 3:00 pm, Cook Center
Opening Reception: An Evening with Dr. Portia Maultsby, 5:30 pm, Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center (NMBCC)
Friday April 10
Breakfast, 9:00 am, Cook Center
Senior Scholar Keynote Panel, 10:00 am, Cook Center
Lunch, 12:00 pm, Cook Center
Dr. Maultsby Roundtable, 1:30 pm, Cook Center
Archive Tours, 3:30 pm
Saturday April 11
Breakfast, 8:30 am, IMU
Session: Block A, 9:30-10:45 am, IMU
Session: Block B, 11:00am-12:15 pm, IMU
Lunch: 12:30pm
Session: Block C, 2:00-3:15 pm, IMU
Session: Block D, 3:30-4:45 pm, IMU
A Night on the Soul Train, 7:30 pm, NMBCC Grand Hall
There is a block of rooms reserved at the Graduate Bloomington. To book a room under the block rate be sure to use “IU Soul Symposium” when making reservations.
The College of Arts