Allison Wente participated in the inaugural Music Leadership Forum at the 2025 American Musicological Society annual meeting in Minneapolis, a day-long event focused on ethical leadership and guiding music programs through periods of transformation and change.
Allison Wente, associate professor of music and chair of the Department of Music at Elon University, participated in the inaugural Music Leadership Forum at the American Musicological Society (AMS) annual meeting, held Nov. 5, 2025, in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
The day-long pre-conference, titled “Navigating Crisis and Change,” brought together leaders in music studies, the performing arts, education, and nonprofit management to share strategies for guiding organizations through periods of transformation. Sessions addressed topics such as ethical leadership, institutional resilience, and values-based decision-making, with speakers including Bonnie Gordon (University of Virginia), Siovahn Walker (Executive Director, AMS), and William Quillen (Dean, Oberlin Conservatory of Music).
Wente’s participation reflects her ongoing commitment to advancing collaborative, forward-thinking leadership in higher education and the arts, as well as her active engagement in national conversations about sustaining music programs through change.