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Strengthening Excellence at HBCUs Developing Faculty and Academic Leaders for What’s Now a

HBCU FACULTY DEVELOPMENT NETWORK

33rd Annual
Conference

Strengthening Excellence at HBCUs:
Developing Faculty, Staff, and Academic Leaders
for What’s Now and What’s Next

October 29-31, 2026
Charlotte, North Carolina
Renaissance Charlotte SouthPark Hotel

ABOUT THE CONFERENCE

The HBCU Faculty Development Network Annual Conference brings together faculty, staff, academic leaders, and higher education professionals from across the HBCU community for three days of learning, collaboration, and connection.
 

This year’s conference, Strengthening Excellence at HBCUs: Developing Faculty, Staff, and Academic Leaders for What’s Now and What’s Next, focuses on practical strategies, shared solutions, and meaningful conversations that strengthen teaching, leadership, faculty and staff development, and institutional effectiveness.
 

Join colleagues in Charlotte to exchange ideas, build relationships, and return to your institution with new perspectives, practical resources, and strategies you can put to work.

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HBCU-FDN  Institutional Members  receive discounted conference registration rates. 

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Registration is confirmed upon receipt of payment. 

2026 Summer Institute
2026 Summer Institute

Wed, Jul 29

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Virtual (Zoom)

2026 Summer Institute

Join us for an engaging, 1-day virtual professional development experience focused on Leading from the Middle. Unlock the true potential of your mid-level role and discover how to drive transformative, cross-campus change from your unique strategic vantage point.

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Time & Location

Jul 29, 2026, 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM CDT

Virtual (Zoom)

About the event

Join us for the HBCU Faculty Development Network’s one-day virtual Summer Institute, themed "Leading from the Middle: Power, Influence, and Impact at HBCUs," on July 29, 2026. This transformative event reframes mid-level roles—including faculty, program directors, coordinators, and emerging leaders—as powerful spaces of leadership within HBCUs. Positioned uniquely between senior leadership and students, these individuals are perfectly equipped to translate vision into action and drive meaningful institutional change. Participants will explore how “the middle” is not a limitation, but a strategic vantage point—one that enables them to connect strategy to practice, amplify voices across campus, and lead transformative efforts that elevate student success and institutional excellence.


This dynamic institute will be facilitated by Dr. Belle Wheelan, a legendary scholar, leader, and retired President and CEO of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC). As the first African American and the first woman to lead SACSCOC, Dr.…



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Registration Types

  • Summer Institute Registration

    This ticket includes access to all institute sessions and all pre- and post-institute materials.

    $250.00

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