REC 2026
The 2026 edition of the Rutgers Epistemology Conference will take place May 1 and 2 at The Heldrich. The REC is a pre-read conference. The papers will be posted here. The winner of the 2026 Young Epistemologist Prize is Conner Schultz, from Florida International University.
The Speakers will be:
Conner Schultz (YEP)
And the commentators:
Registration
There is no registration fee for the conference, but please notify Adrian Liu, the conference manager, if you plan to attend by sending an email to rutgersepistemologyconference@gmail.com. There will be a conference dinner on Friday and a lunch on Saturday and we hope that everyone participates in the meals. Participation in meals will cost $100 total if you are faculty and postdocs and $70 total if you are a graduate student or an undergraduate. You can pay for the meals via e-check (if you have a bank account in the US) or credit card otherwise. If you do have a US bank account, we ask that you use the e-check option to help us with the associated fees. In either case, you can use this link to pay. When you visit that link, you will be asked to enter your email address and then click on the verification link you will receive. If you prefer, you can send a physical check addressed to Adrian Liu; Rutgers Epistemology Conference; 106 Somerset St, 5th Floor; New Brunswick, NJ 08901. Everyone signed up for conference meals by April 15 will be listed as a participant on the conference website.
Where to stay
All sessions will be held at The Heldrich Hotel. A limited number of reduced-priced rooms are available to those attending the conference. The reduced rate is $169 per night for a single or double room. You can reserve a room here. Please note that although the website does not register the right rate, you will be charged on checkout for the correct rate.
If you are a graduate student or a postdoc and would like to attend the conference and stay with a Rutgers graduate student, please contact the conference manager at rutgersepistemologyconference@gmail.com. We will try to provide all graduate students and postdocs a place to stay, but we cannot make any promises.
How to get there
Plane & Train: If you are flying, it is best to fly into Newark Airport. It is about 25 miles from The Heldrich. The best way to get from the airport to New Brunswick is via NJ Transit. The train stops at the airport and it is a 25 min train ride from the airport to New Brunswick. When you arrive at Newark Airport, follow the signs to the monorail “airtrain”. The airtrain will take you to the NJ transit train stop. Trains run from Newark Airport to New Brunswick about every half hour. A oneway ticket Newark Airport – New Brunswick is about $20. You can buy tickets at the vending machines at the Newark Airport train station or on the mobile app NJ Transit. The Heldrich is a 5 min walk from the New Brunswick train station.
Train: The best way to get to New Brunswick from New York or Philadelphia is via NJ Transit. The Heldrich is a 5 min walk from the New Brunswick train station.