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.
Thu, Oct 17
|Sheraton Houston Brookhollow Hotel
31st Annual HBCU Faculty Development Network Conference
This year's HBCU Faculty Development Network Conference will take place October 17-19, 2024 in Houston, Texas.
Time & Location
Oct 17, 2024, 7:00 AM CDT – Oct 19, 2024, 5:00 PM CDT
Sheraton Houston Brookhollow Hotel, 3000 N Loop W, Houston, TX 77092, USA
About the event
Plan to join us for what promises to be an exciting return to our in-person conference!
Our 31st Annual Conference offers three days of workshops, concurrent sessions, and plenary sessions. This year's convening will provide 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.
Note:
Pre-conference workshops will include seeking (1) private foundational funding, and (2) public funding on Thursday (October 17, 2024) morning. The pre-conference cost is $50.00 and includes access to both workshops. The registration fee for the pre-conference workshops can be purchased as an add-on to the Professional, Student, or On-Site registration fee.
Schedule
1 hour 45 minutesPre-Conference Workshop - Governmental Grant Writing (Separate Registration Required)
Jasmine RoomPre-conference
2 hoursPre-Conference Workshop - Private Grant Writing (Separate Registration Required)
Jasmine RoomPre-conference
Registration Types
Pre-conference Workshops
The additional $50 pre-conference registration fee covers your attendance for both pre-conference workshops that will take place on the morning of October 17th.
$50.00
Sale endedStudent Registration
This registration is reserved for undergraduate and graduate students who wish to attend the conference. A current student ID is required at conference check-in.
$150.00
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