NEA 2026 Higher Ed Conference: Save the Date
March 6-8, 2026
Gila Resort Wild Pass
Phoenix, AZ
This year's conference theme is Resilience, Respect, and Power. The NEA Higher Education Conference is a critical gathering for activist leaders within the higher education community, bringing together faculty, staff, and graduate student members to strengthen union power that will advance NEA’s mission and vision. The conference serves as a platform to share ideas, learn from each other, and strengthen higher education unions.
Registration link is forthcoming
At the annual NEA Higher Education Conference, NEA members from colleges and universities around the nation get together to share ideas and learn from each other.
The Higher Education Conference offers members the opportunity to submit proposals and present workshops; network with colleagues from across the country; attend sessions on professional development, organizing, racial justice, collective bargaining, and others; hear from NEA’s top officers, and participate in the National Council for Higher Education (NCHE) membership meeting.
