NDSU hosts the 54th meeting of the Languages and Cultures Circle of Manitoba and North Dakota on Sept. 23-24. The conference draws participants from coast to coast in both the U.S. and Canada. The conference’s theme is “Language and Power,” and will feature presentations in English, Dakota, French and Spanish by experts in criminal justice, digital humanities, linguistics, literature, religious studies, rhetoric, social media, and theater arts.

The conference opens at 9:30 a.m. on Friday. All events take place at the Radisson Inn in downtown Fargo. To find a program schedule and to register, visit www.ndsu.edu/english/conferences_and_events/lcmndconference/.