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Full Schedule

  • Wednesday, January 22, 2025
  • 6:30 AM – 7:00 PM Eastern
    AAC&U Registration
  • 7:30 AM – 8:30 AM Eastern
    UERU National Conference Breakfast
  • 7:30 AM – 5:00 PM Eastern
    UERU Sponsor Tables
  • 8:00 AM – 3:00 PM Eastern
    AAC&U Speaker Ready Room
  • 8:00 AM – 3:15 PM Eastern
    UERU Speaker Ready Room
  • 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM Eastern
    UERU Poster Displays
    UERU National ConferenceUERU Posters
  • 8:30 AM – 9:00 AM Eastern
    UERU National Conference Welcome and Opening Remarks
  • 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM Eastern
    Lingnan Global Forum
    Pre-registration required.
    Lingnan Global Forum
  • 9:15 AM – 10:45 AM Eastern
    UERU Concurrent Sessions 1
    UERU National Conference
  • 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM Eastern
    UERU Concurrent Sessions 2
    UERU National Conference
  • 11:30 AM – 4:30 PM Eastern
    Presidents' Trust Symposium
    Pre-registration required.
    Presidents' Trust Symposium
  • 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM Eastern
    UERU Keynote Luncheon
    Mission Focused: Centering Excellence and Equity in Undergraduate Education

    Speaker: Jennifer King Rice – University of Maryland

  • 12:30 PM – 4:30 PM Eastern
    Pre-Meeting Design Session:
    Designing Partnerships for Thriving: How to Leverage Campus and Community Relationships to Promote Public Purpose
    Pre-registration required.
  • 1:45 PM – 3:15 PM Eastern
    UERU Concurrent Sessions 3
    UERU National Conference
  • 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM Eastern
    Pre-Meeting Workshops
    Pre-registration required.
    Pre-Meeting Workshop
  • 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM Eastern
    UERU Concurrent Sessions 4
    UERU National Conference
  • 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM Eastern
    AAC&U Exhibit Hall
  • 5:00 PM – 5:45 PM Eastern
    AAC&U Members Meeting

    Chair: Timothy Eatman – Rutgers University–Newark

  • 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM Eastern
    Opening Night Forum
    A Conversation with Nikole Hannah-Jones

    Presenter: Lynn Pasquerella – AAC&U

    Presenter: Nikole Hannah Jones

  • 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM Eastern
    AAC&U Welcome Reception
  • Thursday, January 23, 2025
  • 7:00 AM – 4:00 PM Eastern
    AAC&U Speaker Ready Room
  • 7:00 AM – 5:30 PM Eastern
    AAC&U Registration
  • 8:00 AM – 9:15 AM Eastern
    Global Issues Breakfast
  • 8:00 AM – 9:15 AM Eastern
    Thursday Breakfast Roundtable Discussions (Tables 1 – 12)
    Thursday Breakfast Roundtables
  • 8:00 AM – 9:15 AM Eastern
    Women's Leadership Breakfast

    The Times Are Urgent; Let Us Slow Down. Leadership in a Time of Uncertainty
    Pre-registration required.

  • 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM Eastern
    UERU Leadership Development
    Leading Change on Campus: From Vision to Action
  • 8:00 AM – 6:30 PM Eastern
    AAC&U Exhibit Hall
  • 9:00 AM – 10:15 AM Eastern
    UERU Plenary: Belonging Theory & Practice: 2025 and Beyond

    Moderator: Patrick Turner – New Mexico State University

    Speaker: Terrell Strayhorn – TLSTalks

  • 9:30 AM – 10:45 AM Eastern
    Concurrent Sessions 1
    Concurrent Sessions
  • 10:30 AM – 2:00 PM Eastern
    UERU Sponsor Programming
    UERU National ConferenceSponsor Session
  • 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM Eastern
    Opening Plenary Session
    Reaffirming Higher Education’s Public Purpose

    Moderator: Lynn Pasquerella – AAC&U

    Presenter: Leslie Fenwick – Howard University

    Presenter: Nikole Hannah Jones

    Presenter: Frederick Lawrence – Phi Beta Kappa Society

    Presenter: Ronald Rochon – California State University, Fullerton

  • 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM Eastern
    UERU Poster Session
    UERU National ConferenceUERU Posters
  • 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM Eastern
    UERU Luncheon and Hot Topics Discussions
  • 12:30 PM – 1:45 PM Eastern
    Networking Luncheon for Faculty and Administrators of Color
  • 1:00 PM – 2:15 PM Eastern
    UERU Snack Break
  • 2:00 PM – 3:15 PM Eastern
    Concurrent Sessions 2
    Concurrent Sessions
  • 2:00 PM – 3:15 PM Eastern
    HEDs Up Presentations
    Moderator: Bethany Miller – Macalester College
    HEDs Up Presentation
  • 2:15 PM – 3:30 PM Eastern
    UERU General Session: Hispanic-Serving Institutions: 2025 and Beyond

    Moderator: Louie Rodriguez – University of California, Riverside

    Speaker: Deborah Santiago – Excelencia in Education

  • 3:15 PM – 3:45 PM Eastern
    Networking Break
  • 3:15 PM – 3:45 PM Eastern
    UERU Snack Break
  • 3:45 PM – 4:45 PM Eastern
    Concurrent Sessions 3
    Concurrent Sessions
  • 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Eastern
    UERU General Session: Curricular Analytics and Transfer Student Success: The Illinois Initiative

    Moderator: Greg Heileman – University of Arizona

    Speaker: Nikos Varelas – University of Illinois Chicago

  • 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM Eastern
    Concurrent Sessions 4
    Concurrent Sessions
  • 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM Eastern
    HEDs Up Presentations
    Moderator: Cammie Jones-Friedrichs – American Council on Education (ACE)
    HEDs Up Presentation
  • 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM Eastern
    HERS Reception
  • 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM Eastern
    The Teagle Foundation Reception
  • 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM Eastern
    Edge Reception
  • 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM Eastern
    Gardner Institute Reception
  • 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM Eastern
    The Harvard Graduate School of Education Reception
  • 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM Eastern
    UERU Reception
  • Friday, January 24, 2025
  • 7:00 AM – 2:00 PM Eastern
    AAC&U Speaker Ready Room
  • 7:00 AM – 3:30 PM Eastern
    AAC&U Registration
  • 8:00 AM – 9:15 AM Eastern
    Friday Breakfast Roundtable Discussions (Tables 1 – 13)
    Breakfast Roundtable Discussions
  • 8:00 AM – 9:15 AM Eastern
    Friday Breakfast Roundtable Discussions (Tables A – K)
    Breakfast Roundtable Discussions
  • 8:00 AM – 9:15 AM Eastern
    Moving Forward: Higher Education’s Role in Redesigning and Protecting Democracy Now
    Pre-registration required.

    Moderator: Joelle Deleveaux – Lumina Foundation

    Presenter: Cynthia Miller-Idriss – Polarization and Extremism Research and Innovation Lab (PERIL)

    Presenter: Nicole Bibbins Sedaca – Freedom House

  • 8:00 AM – 2:30 PM Eastern
    AAC&U Exhibit Hall
  • 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM Eastern
    Concurrent Sessions 5
    Concurrent Sessions
  • 10:30 AM – 11:00 AM Eastern
    Networking Break
  • 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Eastern
    Concurrent Sessions 6
    Concurrent Sessions
  • 12:15 PM – 1:30 PM Eastern
    Screening of "Teaching While Black"

    Please bring your lunch or favorite snack and join us!

  • 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM Eastern
    Concurrent Sessions 7
    Concurrent Sessions
  • 2:45 PM – 3:45 PM Eastern
    Concurrent Sessions 8
    Concurrent Sessions
  • 2:45 PM – 3:45 PM Eastern
    HEDs Up Presentations
    Moderator: Kate McConnell – AAC&U
    HEDs Up PresentationFriday HEDs Up
  • 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Eastern
    Closing Plenary Session