The State Higher Education Executive Officers Association (SHEEO) is pleased to host the 2025 Higher Education Policy Conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota, August 11-14. Solicitation of proposals for conference sessions is now open. Registration for the conference is forthcoming.
The annual Policy Conference is the preeminent gathering of leaders from state higher education policy agencies, national higher education policy organizations, institutions, and state and federal governments. SHEEO seeks timely, thought-provoking proposals for sessions aligned with our organizational vision to promote an environment that values higher education and its role in ensuring educational opportunities for all. Proposals are due February 28, 2025.
SHEEO invites proposals that consider the following:
- Promoting the value of higher education
- Workforce alignment and economic development
- Communications, advocacy, and government relations
- Effective use of postsecondary data systems
- Educational opportunity and student success
- Enrollment and demographic trends
- Higher education finance and financial aid
- Student affordability and student loan debt
- Postsecondary education alignment with K-12
- Mitigating disparities in access, persistence, or completion
- Strategic planning and accountability
- Other topics of interest to state higher education leaders
SHEEO encourages the submission of proposals for sessions that will bring together perspectives from multiple SHEEO agencies, states, and organizations. Most available sessions will be 45 minutes in length, so SHEEO encourages you to limit your session to, at most, four speakers. We encourage a diverse selection of speakers and welcome a wide range of ideological perspectives.
