Navigating Change: Leading through Defining Moments
The 2025 NADOHE Annual Conference will equip diversity professionals, academic leaders, and all attendees with the tools, strategies, and insights needed to guide institutions and higher education more broadly through evolving conditions and stay resolute in promoting diversity, equity, inclusion, justice, and belonging. It will highlight the depth of diversity, equity, and inclusion research and scholarship, as well as the applied work of diversity, equity, and inclusion practitioners, including best practices and policies from leading experts in the field. It will inspire and empower attendees to take bold actions that foster inclusive excellence and institutional transformation. The conference’s location in Chicago, a city with a deep history of both opportunity and segregation, reminds us of all of the complexities of our work, and of the progress that has been made since the Civil Rights Movement — progress that current dismantling efforts seek to erase. Through keynote sessions, workshops, and collaborative discussions, attendees will explore how to leverage the current moment to drive sustainable change and cultivate a culture of belonging.
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Conference Tracks
The Call for Proposals closed Wednesday, October 2, 2024. Detailed proposal and track information can be found here.
Decisions on proposal submissions will be announced in late November.
Health Equity - Provides an opportunity for diversity officers and leaders advancing diversity, equity, inclusion, belonging, and social justice across health professions, education institutions, and health care and related organizations to engage in robust conversations that facilitate the sharing of best practices, strategies, and tools.
Academic Diversity Officer (ADO) - An ADO is similar to a CDO and has responsibility for prioritizing and executing diversity, equity, and inclusion strategic plans and practices in specific academic units — disciplines, schools, departments and colleges — rather than the entire campus. The ADO track focuses on defining the ADO role; sharing the lived experience, challenges, and opportunities of an ADO; exploring how their responsibilities are defined by the mission of their academic unit structure, leadership, and the institution’s CDO; and developing critical success factors and professional development that is needed for an ADO to succeed and advance in their career.
General - Sessions which do not fall into either of the above categories.
Accommodations & Travel
Conference Hotel Information
Join us at Chicago’s famed Magnificent Mile for an unforgettable stay celebrating rich culture and modern style. Open since 1978, the Magnificent Mile Marriott is located in the city's River North neighborhood - just steps away from iconic attractions, flagship shopping, and historical landmarks the city is famous for. Book your home away from home and experience a hub of Chicago's dining, entertainment and nightlife scene in just an eight-block radius of the property.
Sleeping Room Rate (Single/Double) - $185.00 a night
Hotel’s room rates are subject to applicable state and local taxes in effect at the time of check-out, plus any applicable tourism fees.
The cut-off date to obtain the special conference rate is February 10, 2025.
The link to reserve your hotel room at the Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile is available here.
Local Transportation:
From the Airport:
- Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW): 12 miles
- Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD): 17 miles
Other Transportation:
- Greyhound - Bus Station: 2.5 miles
- Amtrak - Union Station: 2 miles
- Chicago Red Line: 15 minute walk
Recognizing Those We Have Lost in the Past Year
As part of the conference, we wish to take a moment to recognize those individuals we have lost over the past year. We pay tribute to these colleagues who have contributed so much to our work in diversity, equity, and inclusion, and reflect on their passion and contributions. If you would like to recognize an individual who we have lost in the past year, please provide a name, image(s), and brief biography or narrative to share in a short video session to annualconference@nadohe.org by January 22, 2025.
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