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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

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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.

Note: An active MyUERU account is required to complete registration. If you already have an account, please log in before registering. If you do not have an account, please create one first and then return to complete your registration.

UERU Town Hall

The State of Student Wellbeing: Navigating Pressure, Belonging, and AI on Campus

Tuesday, August 11, 2026 | 1:00pm ET | Virtual Town Hall

UERU Town Hall

The State of Student Wellbeing: Navigating Pressure, Belonging, and AI on Campus

Tuesday, August 11, 2026 | 1:00pm ET | Virtual Town Hall

The Coalition for Student Wellbeing (C4SW, Carson Domey, Executive Director), LearningWell Coalition (Angela Lindner, Executive Director), and UERU invite you to a one-hour town hall on August 11 at 1:00 pm EST designed to explore student wellbeing ahead of the new academic year.

Three C4SW undergraduate students will share firsthand perspectives on anxiety, economic uncertainty, social isolation, and questions of belonging shaping their respective higher education journeys, offering leaders a window into how students experience these pressures.

We will also address the growing role of artificial intelligence on campus, from questions of academic integrity to students turning to AI tools for mental health support in place of university resources. Few topics are timelier than the impact of A.I. on the student experience.

Building on C4SW and UERU's inaugural August 2025 town hall, the 2026 edition is designed for academic as well as student affairs leaders, indeed, for all UERU members looking to enter the fall term with a clearer, student-informed understanding of their students’ wellness needs.

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

From Upheaval to Action: What Works in Changing Higher Ed

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

Join Arthur Levine, President, and Jeffrey Shoulson, Vice Provost for Undergraduate Affairs and Dean of Undergraduate Studies, Brandeis University, for discussion on President Levine’s most recent book (with Scott Van Pelt), From Upheaval to Action: What Works in Changing Higher Ed (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2026), and its relation to ongoing university-wide reorganization and leading-edge reform at Brandeis University.

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

Faculties: A Dialogue on Inciting Constructive Change in Destructive Times

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

Join Cathy N. Davidson, founding director of the Futures Initiative, CUNY Graduate Center, and Jody Greene, recently retired from a distinguished career at the University of California, Santa Cruz, for discussion of their intentionally provocative book, Faculties: A Dialogue on Inciting Constructive Change in Destructive Times (Duke University Press, forthcoming).

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

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

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

Join DeAngela Burns-Wallace, President & CEO, Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, for discussion of her new book, Made for This: Lessons in Leadership, Legacy, and Living Unapologetically (Advantage Books, 2026). Dr. Burns-Wallace served as UVP at the University of Kansas and is a member of the faculty at the University of Southern California and of the Board of Trustees at Stanford University, the last undergraduate alma mater.

UERU Town Hall

Report of the Yale Committee on Trust in Higher Education

Thursday, November 12, 2026 | 3:00pm 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

Join Julia Adams, Margaret H. Marshall Professor of Sociology and Co-Chair, and Sarath Sanga, Professor of Law and Member, for discussion of the Report of the Yale Committee on Trust in Higher Education (2026). The Yale Report was commissioned by President Maurie McInnis, who in her distinguished career served as UVP at the University of Virginia and as President at Stony Brook University, UERU’s founding host institution.

Drop-In UVP Hot Topic

Wednesday, August 12|Virtual Zoom Meeting

Drop-In UVP Hot Topic

Wednesday, August 12 |Virtual Zoom Meeting | 12:00pm ET, 11:00am CT, 10:00am MT, 9:00am 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.