Greater training professionals, from lecturers and advisers to presidents and provosts, are going through main sectorwide challenges. Monetary support directors, as an illustration, are nonetheless grappling with the botched rollout of the brand new Free Software for Federal Pupil Support. Prime school leaders, in the meantime, are coping with enrollment challenges and scholar protests.
Beneath, we’re rounding up a few of the prime greater training conferences in 2025 aiming to assist school professionals navigate these challenges. They embrace occasions catering to school presidents, monetary support professionals, tutorial advisers, governing board members, basis leaders and college attorneys.
Prime greater training conferences in 2025
CIC Presidents Institute
Jan. 4-7
JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Nation Resort & Spa
The Council of Impartial Faculties’ annual convention brings collectively a whole lot of faculty leaders at personal nonprofit establishments. The occasion will deal with the methods school presidents can lead their establishments by way of monetary, political and social upheaval.
AAC&U Annual Assembly
Jan. 22-24
Marriott Marquis Washington, D.C.
The annual convention, held by the American Affiliation of Faculties and Universities, will deal with serving to greater training leaders navigate right this moment’s challenges, together with political interference in greater training, falling public confidence within the sector and the rising use of synthetic intelligence.
CHEA/CIQG Annual Convention
Jan. 27-30
The Westin Washington, DC Downtown
This yr’s theme for the Council for Greater Training Accreditation’s annual convention is “High quality Assurance in an Period of Change: Replicate, Reimagine, Recommit.” The group says the convention will deal with creating new methods to reinforce accreditation.
AGB Basis Management Discussion board
Jan. 29-31
Marriott Marquis Washington DC
The annual discussion board brings collectively a whole lot of faculty and college basis leaders. This yr’s theme focuses on help college students’ long-term success and create extra sustainable establishments.
NASFAA Management & Legislative Convention & Expo
Feb. 9-12
Washington, D.C.
The Nationwide Affiliation of Pupil Monetary Support Directors’ convention goals to supply networking alternatives, skilled improvement and trade perception to monetary support staff. The convention can draw key trade figures. In 2024, U.S. Training Secretary Miguel Cardona spoke to attendees in regards to the rollout of the brand new Free Software for Federal Pupil Support kind.
ACE Expertise
Feb. 12-13
John F. Kennedy Heart for the Performing Arts, Washington, D.C.
The American Council on Training’s assembly goals to offer greater training leaders with networking alternatives and classes on sector developments. The affiliation is holding a number of particular occasions coinciding with the assembly, together with a ladies’s management dinner and a chance for ACE member presidents to talk with policymakers.
SXSW EDU
March 3-6
Austin, Texas
The annual occasion brings collectively policymakers, trade leaders, educators and school directors to debate developments in each the upper training and Okay-12 sector. Previous audio system have included U.S. Training Secretary Miguel Cardona and media mogul Oprah Winfrey.
NADOHE Annual Convention
March 5-8
Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile
The theme of the Nationwide Affiliation of Range Officers in Greater Training’s subsequent convention is “Navigating Change: Main by way of Defining Moments.”
UPCEA Annual Convention
March 24-26
Denver
The annual convention held by UPCEA — previously referred to as the College Skilled and Persevering with Training Affiliation — focuses on on-line and persevering with training and can embrace keynote displays, panel discussions, interactive workshops and networking alternatives.
ACCRAO Annual Assembly
March 30-April 2
Washington Conference Heart, Seattle
The American Affiliation of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers annual assembly focuses on the “ever-changing panorama of upper training.” Previous audio system have included broadcast journalist Soledad O’Brien, actor George Takei and former U.S. State Secretary Madeleine Albright.
AGB Nationwide Convention on Trusteeship
April 1-2
Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile
The Affiliation of Governing Boards of Universities and Faculties’ convention provides alternatives for governing board members to debate new concepts, community and put together to serve of their roles. The keynote speaker will probably be Sara Goldrick-Rab, creator of “Paying the Value: School Prices, Monetary Support, and the Betrayal of the American Dream.”
OLC Innovate
April 1-4
Gaylord Opryland Resort and Conference Heart, Nashville, Tennessee
The On-line Studying Consortium’s annual convention offers alternatives for greater training professionals to share greatest practices for on-line and blended studying. The convention will embrace summits on synthetic intelligence, traditionally Black schools and universities, and educational design.
AAC&U Convention on Studying and Pupil Success
April 3-5
San Juan, Puerto Rico
The American Affiliation of Faculties and Universities’ convention, which will even be provided nearly, will deal with reworking the undergraduate expertise and bettering scholar studying.
HLC Annual Convention
April 5-8
Chicago
The convention, held by accreditor Greater Studying Fee, will deal with how establishments can “use greater studying to fulfill the wants of their college students and society.” HLC will even host a number of pre-conference workshops, together with one about searching for accreditation.
ASU+GSV Summit
April 6-9
Manchester Grand Hyatt San Diego
The annual ASU+GSV Summit, hosted by Arizona State College and enterprise capital agency GSV Ventures, brings collectively 1000’s of Okay-12, greater training and workforce improvement leaders to debate developments and concepts of their sectors.
AACC Annual Conference
April 12-16
Nashville, Tennessee
The American Affiliation of Neighborhood School’s annual convention options keynote displays and breakout classes to debate a few of the two-year sector’s key developments and points.
ACUPA Annual Convention
April 13-15
Miami
The Affiliation of School and College Coverage Directors’ convention features a deal with adapting to modifications within the greater training sector.
Graduate Enrollment Administration Summit
April 23-26
San Francisco Marriott Marquis
The annual summit is held by NAGAP, an expert affiliation centered on graduate enrollment administration.
NISOD Worldwide Convention on Instructing and Management Excellence
Might 24-27
Austin, Texas
The Nationwide Institute for Workers and Organizational Growth’s convention focuses on bringing collectively educators at technical and group schools to debate educating and studying.
North American Profession Training Conference
Might 27-29
MGM Grand, Las Vegas
The convention brings collectively profession training professionals to study developments of their sector and community. In 2024, former Vice President Mike Pence was a keynote speaker.
NACUA Annual Convention
June 22-25
Seattle Conference Heart
The Nationwide Affiliation of School and College Lawyer’s annual convention focuses on authorized developments within the greater training sector. Previous years have included pre-conference applications, together with a workshop for attorneys new to the sector and an off-the-cuff roundtable dialogue for chief authorized officers.
NACAC Convention
Sept. 18-20
Columbus, Ohio
The Nationwide Affiliation for School Admission Counseling’s annual convention brings collectively attendees to share greatest practices and analysis about school admission counseling.
NACADA Annual Convention
Oct. 26-29
Caesars Palace, Las Vegas
The annual convention held by NACADA: The International Neighborhood for Educational Advising focuses on sharing concepts and greatest practices round scholar advising.
Educause Annual Convention
Oct. 27-29
Nashville, Tennessee
Educause’s annual convention is meant for info know-how professionals and know-how suppliers centered on the upper training sector.
