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Full Schedule

Full Schedule

  • Tuesday, January 20, 2026
  • 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    AAC&U Registration and Badge Pick-Up | Membership Welcome and Assistance
  • Wednesday, January 21, 2026
  • 7:30 AM - 6:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    AAC&U Registration and Badge Pick-Up | Membership Welcome and Assistance
  • 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Pre-Meeting Workshops
    Pre-Meeting Workshops
  • 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    Lingnan Global Forum
    Lingnan Global Forum
  • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    AAC&U 101: Your Guide to Engaging with AAC&U
  • 11:30 AM - 4:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    Presidents' Trust Symposium
    Presidents' Trust Symposium
  • 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    Focus Group: Global Learning & Institutional Transformation in US Higher Ed
    By Invitation Only
  • 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Presenter Ready Room
  • 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Lactation Room
  • 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Quiet Room
  • 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM East Coast USA Time
    Concurrent Sessions 1
  • 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM East Coast USA Time
    HEDS Up Presentations
    Moderator: Jessica Chittum – American Association of Colleges & Universities (AAC&U)
    HEDs Up Presentation
  • 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    Concurrent Sessions 2
  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Presenter Ready Room
  • 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    AAC&U Exhibit Hall
  • 5:00 PM - 5:45 PM East Coast USA Time
    AAC&U Members' Meeting
  • 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Opening Night Forum: The Carol Geary Schneider Lecture on Liberal Education and Inclusive Excellence
  • 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    AAC&U Welcome Reception
  • Thursday, January 22, 2026
  • 7:00 AM - 6:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    AAC&U Registration and Badge Pick-Up | Membership Welcome and Assistance
  • 8:00 AM - 9:15 AM East Coast USA Time
    Global Issues Breakfast
  • 8:00 AM - 9:15 AM East Coast USA Time
    Thursday Breakfast Roundtable Discussions (Tables 1 – 8)
    Thursday Breakfast Roundtables
  • 8:00 AM - 9:15 AM East Coast USA Time
    Women's Leadership Breakfast: Leading In Tumultuous Times
  • 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM East Coast USA Time
    Presenter Ready Room
  • 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    AAC&U Exhibit Hall
  • 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Lactation Room
  • 9:30 AM - 10:45 AM East Coast USA Time
    Concurrent Sessions 3
  • 9:30 AM - 10:45 AM East Coast USA Time
    HEDS Up Presentations
    Moderator: William McKinney
    HEDs Up Presentation
  • 9:30 AM - 5:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Quiet Room
  • 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    Opening Plenary
  • 12:30 PM - 1:45 PM East Coast USA Time
    Focus Group: Global Learning & Institutional Transformation in US Higher Ed
    By Invitation Only
  • 12:30 PM - 1:45 PM East Coast USA Time
    Lunch Break
  • 12:30 PM - 1:45 PM East Coast USA Time
    Networking Luncheon for Faculty and Administrators of Color
    The Call for Constructive Dialogue: Whose Calling, Please?
  • 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Presenter Ready Room
  • 1:30 PM - 2:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Eddie Watson and Jose Bowen Book Signing
  • 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM East Coast USA Time
    Concurrent Sessions 4
  • 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM East Coast USA Time
    HEDS Up Presentations
    Moderator: Jessie Moore (she/her/hers) – Elon University
    HEDs Up Presentation
  • 3:15 PM - 3:45 PM East Coast USA Time
    AAC&U Networking Break
  • 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM East Coast USA Time
    Concurrent Sessions 5
  • 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Concurrent Sessions 6
  • 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Presenter Ready Room
  • 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    President's Award Session
  • 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    The Harvard Graduate School of Education ReceptionBy invitation only
  • Friday, January 23, 2026
  • 7:00 AM - 3:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    AAC&U Registration and Badge Pick-Up | Membership Welcome and Assistance
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM East Coast USA Time
    Presenter Ready Room
  • 8:00 AM - 9:15 AM East Coast USA Time
    Friday Breakfast Roundtable Discussions (Tables 1 – 11)
    Friday Breakfast Roundtables
  • 8:00 AM - 9:15 AM East Coast USA Time
    Friday Breakfast Roundtable Discussions (Tables A – I)
    Friday Breakfast Roundtables
  • 8:00 AM - 9:15 AM East Coast USA Time
    Rebuilding Public Trust in Higher Education
  • 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    AAC&U Exhibit Hall
  • 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Lactation Room
  • 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM East Coast USA Time
    Concurrent Sessions 7
  • 9:30 AM - 2:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    Quiet Room
  • 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM East Coast USA Time
    Book Signing - Frederick W. Ness Book Award
  • 10:45 AM - 11:45 AM East Coast USA Time
    Concurrent Sessions 8
  • 11:45 AM - 12:45 PM East Coast USA Time
    Presenter Ready Room
  • 11:45 AM - 1:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    Lunch Break
  • 12:00 PM - 1:15 PM East Coast USA Time
    Focus Group: Global Learning & Institutional Transformation in US Higher Ed
    By Invitation Only
  • 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    Concurrent Sessions 9
  • 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    HEDS Up Presentations
    Moderator: J. Elizabeth Clark – LaGuardia Community College, City University of New York (CUNY)
    HEDs Up Presentation
  • 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    AAC&U Networking Break
  • 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Closing Plenary