Higher Learning Commission

Want to be a part of the conversation at the next HLC Annual Conference? There’s no better way to get involved than sharing your unique knowledge and experience in higher ed with the HLC community. HLC will begin accepting proposals on July 26 for the 2024 Annual Conference, taking place April 13-16 in Chicago. 

The 2024 conference will explore the ways colleges and universities rise up to meet the needs of their students and society. Whether through imparting the skills and knowledge needed for today’s workforce, fueling innovation, or exploring solutions to our most pressing problems, higher education is the force that propels us all to Higher Ground.  

HLC invites presentation proposals that prepare for the future of higher ed, including:  

• Quality Initiative impact
• Promoting continuous improvement
• Engaging the campus in accreditation
• Overcoming challenges faced by ALOs and institutions

• Preparing for the future through strategic planning, program review, and other processes    
• Budgeting, funding, and resource management strategies
• Leading and managing change
• Responding to evolving workforce development
• Leadership development and succession planning   
• Reacting to adverse conditions (e.g. cyber-security, natural disasters) 

These examples are a guideline for selecting a track for your presentation. This is not a comprehensive list of presentation topics within each track, nor an indication of which proposal topics HLC will select.  

Sign up for our email list to be notified when the call for proposals opens and get updates on the conference. Visit the Annual Conference webpage for more information.