Friday, March 18, 2022
2022 NEA Higher Education Conference
7:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Conference Registration
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
Wellness Activity
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Breakfast
9:00 AM - 10:45 AM
Opening Plenary
Defending Academic Freedom: The United Faculty of Florida Story
Mark Jewell, NEA Executive Committee, Emcee
Princess Moss, NEA Vice President Andrew Gothard, UFF President
Sean Trainor, UFF-UF Membership Committee Chair
Krystal Williams, UFF-FAMU-GAU and Chair, UFF Leadership, Equity, Inclusion and Diversity Committee
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Concurrent Workshops:
The Global Pandemic and the State of Academia
Facilitator: Peggy Hoy, NEA Board of Directors, Idaho Education Association
Presenter: Sue Clery, ASA-Research
The BIPOC College Experience: Are They Graduating? How Can We Help?
Facilitator: Candace Shivers, NEA Board of Directors, Massachusetts Teachers Association
Presenter: Diane Hayes, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Nontenure Track Faculty Association
Enhancing Association Value, Providing Member Savings, and Helping Recoup Dues—NEA Member Benefits
Facilitator: Marcia Mackey, NCHE Secretary and NEA Board of Directors, Michigan Education Association
Presenter: Kimberly Lindsey, NEA Member Benefits
Lessons that Transcend the Pandemic: Strategies for Virtual Organizing
Facilitator: DeWayne Sheaffer, NCHE President and NEA Board of Directors, California Teachers Association
Presenters: Capolene Howse, Michigan Education Association and Michelle Gutiérrez, NEA Center for Organizing and Affiliate Support
Higher Education Policy: A Year in Review
Facilitator: Margaret Powell, NEA Board of Directors, North Carolina Association of Educators
Presenter: Antwan Perry, NEA Center for Education Policy and Implementation
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Concurrent Workshops:
The Global Pandemic, the Fiscal Health of Academia, and Pennsylvania Consolidations: Access and Equity
Facilitator: DeWayne Sheaffer, NCHE President and NEA Board of Directors, California Teachers Association
Presenters: Sue Clery, ASA-Research, and Gretchen Osterman and John Gradel, State College and University Professional Association/PSEA
The Blueprint: Using Spoken Word Poetry and Hip-Hop as Culturally Relevant Pedagogy
Facilitator: Peggy Hoy, NEA Board of Directors, Idaho Education Association
Presenters: Jian Jones and Jenelle Robinson, United Faculty of Florida-Florida A&M University (UFF-FAMU)/FEA
Social Media and Advocacy: Putting Platforms to Work
Facilitator: Alec Thomson, NCHE Vice President, Michigan Education Association
Presenters: Justin Conley, NEA Center for Communications
Organizing and Advocacy in Non-Bargaining States
Facilitator: Margaret Powell, NEA Board of Directors, North Carolina Association of Educators
Presenters: Ben Serber and Taylor Toso, North Dakota United
Learn to Move, Move to Learn: Embodied Strategies to Build Community
Facilitator: Marcia Mackey, NCHE Secretary and NEA Board of Directors, Michigan Education Association
Presenter: Susan Hrach, Columbus State University, Georgia Association of Educators
3:45 PM - 5:15 PM
Concurrent Workshops:
Organizing and Member Engagement at a Rural University
Facilitator: Margaret Powell, NEA Board of Directors, North Carolina Association of Educators
Presenter: Rich Wergin, Nebraska State Education Association
Wellness is Resistance: Conversations on Black Mental Health, Joy and Liberation
Facilitator: Candace Shivers, NEA Board of Directors, Massachusetts Teachers Association
Presenter: Dominique Moye, California Faculty Association/Service Employees International Union (SEIU) and the American Association of University Professors (AAUP)
Powering through the Pandemic
Facilitator: DeWayne Sheaffer, NCHE President and NEA Board of Directors, California Teachers Association
Presenters: Albert Pearsall III, Carolene Charles, and Arlene King-Berry, University of the District of Columbia Faculty Association
Bullying and Abuse on Campus: The Case of Principal Investigator Abuse
Facilitator: Peggy Hoy, NEA Board of Directors, Idaho Education Association
Presenter; Bryn Taylor, University of Florida-Graduate Assistants United (UF-GAU), United Faculty of Florida, Florida Education Association (UFF/FEA)
Labor Relations through the Lens of Equity
Facilitator: Marcia Mackey, NCHE Secretary and NEA Board of Directors, Michigan Education Association
Presenters: Darlene von Behren, Harper 512 Association, Illinois Education Association, and Amy Kunz, Illinois Education Association
