Join NCHE Now! 2025-26 Membership Drive
It’s time to renew NCHE memberships and recruit new members! NCHE welcomes all NEA higher education members as “individual members” with voting rights in NCHE, as well as “organizational members,” which are NEA higher education affiliates that join NCHE, also with voting rights. NCHE also welcomes non-higher-ed NEA members and HQ and affiliate staff as associate members.
Use this link – Join NCHE Now! – to pay by credit card for any of the NCHE membership categories. Credit card payment through this link is by far the best option for NCHE record-keeping and for the timeliness of membership processing. If check payment is the only option, NCHE welcomes checks accompanied by paper forms:
2025-2026 Higher Ed member engagement webinars
The National Council for Higher Education and NEA’s Center for Organizing and Affiliate Support are excited to introduce a year-long member engagement webinar series. Simply click the links below to register!
Degrees not Debt: Navigating loan forgiveness programs - Wednesday, January 14, 2026, 6:00 pm Eastern
Following changes to Federal student loan policies and loan forgiveness programs can be difficult and complicated to navigate. Join us as we discuss recent legislative and regulatory changes around federal student loans, and NEA resources available to members.
Academic Freedom in Higher Education - Tuesday, January 27, 2026, 6:00 pm Eastern
This legal update will focus on the protection of academic freedom in higher education. We will discuss defensive litigation for members facing discipline based on protected speech, as well as challenges to overly restrictive state and federal statutes and funding conditions. We'll also discuss the potential to better protect academic freedom through state legislation.
AI & Academia: What Higher Ed Unions need to know - Wednesday, February 11, 2026, 6:00 pm Eastern
This discussion looks at institution level policies for AI applications across campus. In addition, we will consider how faculty, staff, and students are using AI Generative Tools effectively to prepare students for entering the workforce.
NEA Higher Education Conference - March 6-8, 2026
Join us live from the NEA Higher Education conference for a plenary session. More details coming early January 2026.
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A Look Back and Looking Forward with the NCHE President, Alec Thomson - Tuesday, April 21, 2026, 6:00 pm Eastern
With the current academic year coming to a close, it is a great time to not only reflect on the past year, but we can start the strategic planning process for the coming year. What challenges still need our attention? What should we be anticipating? What programs need to be renewed? Expanded? Modified? Discontinued? What do you want to see as a priority for NEA and NCHE moving forward? Join NCHE President Alec Thomson to hear about what is planned for the coming year and share what your ideas too.
NCHE Executive Committee
Marcia Mackey, Ph.D., NCHE Vice President
