32nd Annual HBCU Faculty Development Network Conference

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Theme:

“Turning Challenges into Opportunities: Advancing
Faculty Development to Serve Dynamic Institutions”

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October 30 - November 1, 2025

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Renaissance Charlotte SouthPark Hotel

5501 Carnegie Blvd.
Charlotte, NC 28209

 

Focus of 2025 Conference

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Welcome to the HBCUFDN Conference, where we gather to explore the dynamic landscape of teaching, learning, and leading in the era of change. This year's theme highlights the vital role of Historically Black Colleges and Universities, with a focus on innovation, resilience, and adaptability; addressing funding challenges, technological advancements, and student support and development; and encourages faculty to transform obstacles into opportunities for institutional success. Join us as we delve into innovative strategies and best practices that empower students, faculty, professional staff, and administrators to excel in an ever-evolving educational environment. Together, we will harness the power of technology, embrace diverse perspectives, and cultivate inclusive leadership to shape the future of education and drive positive changes within our institutions and beyond.

THE HBCU FACULTY DEVELOPMENT NETWORK

Ensuring quality in higher education has been a cornerstone of the HBCU Faculty Development Network Annual Conference. For over 30 years, the HBCU Faculty Development Network has covered a variety of programs for administrators, faculty, and staff, aimed at improving student learning outcomes. Programs include (but are not limited to) quality management, curriculum development, and faculty development.

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​​CONFERENCE DURATION AND FORMAT

The conference offers three days of workshops, concurrent sessions, and plenary sessions. The conference provides an excellent opportunity for participants to network with colleagues; exchange strategies proven successful in teaching and learning and develop practical skills that can be put to immediate use upon return to their respective institutions. Attendees will take away from this conference useful information that works and will assist them in enhancing their current role.

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PROPOSAL SUBMISSION 

We cordially invite you to participate in this 32nd Annual HBCU Faculty Development Network Conference to be held on October 29 – November 1, 2025. We invite faculty, administrators, faculty developers, and personnel of all areas that support an academic program to submit proposals for presentation at this year's conference that support the theme: “Turning Challenges into Opportunities: Advancing Faculty Development to Serve Dynamic Institutions.”

Conference proposals should address at least one of the following strands:

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Teaching & Learning

• Brain-based Teaching & Learning

• Current Issues & Trends in STEAgAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Arts, Math)

• Diversity, Inclusion and Equitable Learning 

• Global Trends in Teaching & Learning and Student Engagement

• Humanities and Social Sciences

• Learning and Assessment Across the Curriculum

• Post Pandemic Issues

• Teaching and Learning in a Crisis 

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Innovative Instructional Design & Technology

• Artificial Intelligence/ChatGPT/Institutional Policy

• Course/Curriculum Design/Redesign

• Instructional Technology

• Online vs Face to Face vs Hy-Flex

• Teacher Preparation

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Educational/Faculty Development and Administration

• Accreditation 

• Centers for Teaching & Learning

• Faculty/Professional Staff Mentoring

• Ethics

• Leadership Development in Higher Education / Workplace Productivity

• Onboarding Programs for Tenure, Non-tenure, Adjunct

• Shared Governance (success, planning, tenure, and promotion)

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Research in Higher Education

• Scholarship of Counseling

• Scholarship of Education Administration

• Scholarship of Educational Development

• Scholarship of Teaching & Learning

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Student Success

• Cross-institutional partnerships

• Financial Aid

• International and Study Abroad Student Support 

• Living & Learning Communities (Residence halls, Bridge programs)

• Mentorship/ Advising & Counseling

• Student Research Programs

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Submission Deadline:  September 1, 2025
 

For additional information contact
Laurette B. Foster, Executive Director
lbfoster@pvamu.edu/936.261.3640