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UERU 2026 Leadership Summit

August 2 - 4, 2026
Colorado State University

UERU 2026 Leadership Summit

August 2 - 4, 2026
Colorado State University

The Association for Undergraduate Education at Research Universities (UERU), hosted by Colorado State University since 2013, invites senior leadership teams to participate in a Chatham House Rule-guided summit August 2-4, 2026, at Colorado State University dedicated to expert-led discussion of key strategies for achieving Boyer 2030 goals in light of emergent challenges.

 

The Association for Undergraduate Education at Research Universities (UERU) holds Undergraduate Vice Provost/President (UVP) Meetings twice a year at member institutions across the country. In Fall 2026, it will be held in in Miami, Florida at the University of Miami. 

These meetings provide UERU leaders with opportunities for in-person engagement and often feature specialized colloquia. The UVP Meetings foster collaboration and address critical challenges in undergraduate education, promoting diversity, inclusion, student success, and innovative practices. Participation is restricted to UVPs, their designees, and/or one additional senior-level colleague.

 

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2026 UVP Meeting

Fall, October 27- 29, 2026
University of Miami

REGISTRATION IS OPEN!

2027 UERU Annual Conference

January 20, 2027

Seattle, Washington

Catalyzing Change: Coalitions that Remake Undergraduate Education at Research Universities

Catalyzing change in undergraduate education at research universities requires navigating a complex set of interconnected challenges. Institutions are responding to external pressures, including the rapid growth of artificial intelligence; shifting federal policies related to financial aid and research; enrollment challenges; an evolving accreditation landscape; and in many states, new constraints on tenure and academic freedom. These pressures intersect with longstanding internal priorities, which include removing barriers to student success, embedding high‑impact practices more fully within core curricula and degree programs, and strengthening career readiness and pathways to meaningful post‑graduation outcomes. At the same time, there is broad recognition across higher education that the status quo is no longer sufficient. As the Boyer 2030 Commission described five years ago, this moment calls for intentional, coordinated, data-informed—fundamental—reform in how institutions design and deliver undergraduate education. 

 

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UERU Town Hall

From Upheaval to Action: What Works in Changing Higher Ed

Tuesday, August 18, 2026 | 12:00pm ET | Virtual Town Hall

UERU Town Hall

Faculties: A Dialogue on Inciting Constructive Change in Destructive Times

Tuesday, September 15, 2026 | 12:00pm ET | Virtual Town Hall

UERU Town Hall

Made for This: Lessons in Leadership, Legacy, and Living Unapologetically

Wednesday, October 7, 2026 | 1:30pm ET | Virtual Town Hall

UERU Town Hall

Report of the Yale Committee on Trust in Higher Education

Thursday, November 12, 2026 | 3:00pm ET | Virtual Town Hall

Drop-In UVP Hot Topic

Thursday, June 25|Virtual Zoom Meeting

Drop-In UVP Hot Topic

Thursday, June 25 |Virtual Zoom Meeting | 2:30pm ET, 1:30pm CT, 12:30pm MT, 11:30am PT

UERU Hot Topics sessions are drop-in conversations among peer UVPs about subjects of current interest (sometimes planned, other times open-ended). Please email Steve if you would like to host a session.

*Only UVP UERU members are able access the Zoom meeting link

PAST UERU EVENTS & COLLOQUIA

2026

  • Virtual Town Hall: Assessment for and of learning in the age of AI: The University of Sydney’s Two-Lane Model (May 19, 2026)
  • Virtual Town Hall: Course Level Assessment of Student Learning: What Research Tells Us About the Do’s and Don'ts (May 6, 2026)
  • Virtual Town Hall: Digital Technology Literacy in the Age of Artificial Intelligence (April 22, 2026)
  • Virtual Town Hall with PebblePad: Future Ready Learners, and High-Impact Practices (April 15, 2026)
  • Virtual Town Hall: University of Tennessee-Knoxville College of Emerging & Collaborative Studies (April 2, 2026)
  • Virtual Town Hall: Grading System Reforms from Cambridge to California (March 26, 2026)
  • Virtual Town Hall: Teaching Evaluation Reform: The State of the Art (March 5, 2026)
  • Virtual Town Hall: Lamborn-Hughes Institute: Impact Reports from 2025 (February 24, 2026)
  • Virtual Town Hall with Strada: Work-Based Learning (February 19, 2026)

2025

  • Virtual Town Hall with Arizona State University's Work-Integrated Learning Accelerator (December 11, 2025)
  • Virtual Town Hall with Podium Education: Career Readiness in Ohio (November 12, 2025)
  • Virtual Town Hall with Nikos Varelas on the University of Illinois ChicagoTransfer Portal in Action (October 30, 2025)
  • Virtual Town Hall with Knack: Peer Tutoring as a High-Impact Practice: Data-Driven Solutions to Today’s Higher Ed Challenges (October 28, 2025)
  • Virtual Town Hall with Deans’ (who are former UVPs) Perspectives on Undergraduate Education (October 16, 2025)
  • Virtual Town Hall with UERU & Coalition For Student Wellness (C4SW) (August 12, 2025)
  • Virtual Town Hall with CUR & UERU: Innovation in Undergraduate Research (May 22, 2025)
  • Virtual Town Hall: Science Leadership with Shawn Bediako (May 22, 2025)
  • Virtual Town Hall with SERU Consortium: The Multi-Engagement Model: Understanding Diverse Pathways to Student Success at Research Universities; Read report here! (March 26, 2025) 
  • Virtual Town Hall with Knack: Shaping the Future of Peer Support with Public-Private Partnerships (March 24, 2025)
  • Virtual Town Hall on Lamborn-Hughes Institute Impact: Reports from 2024 (March 5, 2025)
  • Equitable and Effective Teaching in Undergraduate STEM Education: A UERU Call to Action Convening Howard University, Washington D.C. (January 24, 2025)
  • National Conference: Elevating Holistic Student Success: Enrollment Management to World Readiness co-located with AAC & U, Washington, D.C. (January 22 - 23, 2025)
  • Virtual Town Hall with Urban Serving Universities: Equity/Excellence at Urban-Serving Universities: President/Chancellor Perspectives (January 10, 2025)

2024

  • Virtual Town Hall with Dr. Michael Toland and Dr. David Dueber (Dec 12, 2024)
  • Virtual Town Hall with Dr. Bill Davis and Dr. Julie Posselt (Dec 10, 2024)
  • The Boyer 2030 Report in International Perspective: Focus on Teaching/Learning (Nov 12, 2024; Pod Network 49th Annual Conference
  • Making the Case for Boyer 2030 at the APLU Annual Meeting (Nov 11, 2024).
  • Virtual Town Hall with Dr. Chad Brassil (Sep 13, 2024)
  • Virtual Town Hall with Provost Katherine Newman (Aug 21, 2024)
  • Lamborn-Hughes Institute at Colorado State University (Aug 6-8, 2024)
  • UERU-sponsored University of Pittsburgh Mentoring & Advising Summit (March 8, 2024; virtual)
  • Virtual Town Hall with Dr. Bryan Cook (Urban Institute) on Achieving Equitable Access (February 27, 2024)
  • "Community Conversations" Webinar Series: Transfer Student Advising (January 26, 2024; virtual)
  • Virtual Town Hall with Dr. Rich Reddick on Boyer 2030 Implementation (January 23, 2024)

  • National Conference, co-located with AAC&U (January 17-18, 2024; Washington, D.C.)

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