#ASHE2026: Day 1 (Tuesday, November 3)

7:00am

Convention Center Doors Open!

For this year's conference, we'll host nearly all events at the Puerto Rico Convention Center. It's a beautiful and large facility. It's also a public facility owned by the Commonwealth Government. As such, there are a few things different as compared to past conferences:

• Just as we'll all do in airports on the way to San Juan, all attendees, speakers, and guests must pass through security checkpoints upon entry. Please add a few extra minutes to your arrival time to the Convention Center, especially in the morning. 
• Small personal snacks (e.g., granola bars) and reusable water bottles are allowed through security checkpoints. Water fountains are located throughout the Convention Center.
• The Convention Center features in-house concessions and a coffee outlet.
• Electronic cigarettes, vapes, and tobacco products are strictly banned inside all indoor areas of the convention center, in accordance with public health laws governing enclosed public spaces in Puerto Rico

7:30am-8:00pm

Conference Check In & Help Desk Open--located in the Convention Center, 2nd Floor

When you arrive at the Convention Center, your first stop will be Conference Check-In on the Second Floor. Take the escalator up and look for the Check-In signs staffed by the ASHE Scholarship Recipients and volunteers.

7:30am-6:00pm

Attendee Work Room Open--located on the Convention Center, 3rd Floor, Terrace

7:30am-9:00pm

Mindfulness/Quiet/Spiritual Space--located in the Convention Center, 2nd Floor

Lactation Room--located in the Convention Center, 1st Floor. This room is available with no check out process. Please note that if the door is locked, the room is in use.

8:15am-5:15pm

8:30am-3:00pm

8:30am-5:15pm

Council for the Advancement of Higher Education Programs (CAHEP) Pre-Conference: A friendly, supportive space to enrich the teaching, learning, and structural experiences of graduate students and faculty in higher education.

Thank you to the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, University of Tennessee, Knoxville for their sponsorship of the 2026 CAHEP Pre-Conference!

8:30am-5:15pm

Council on Athletics in Higher Education (CAHE) Pre-Conference: A vital network for scholars, practitioners, and students to advance research, policy, and practice surrounding athletics' role in the academy

Note: The CAHE Pre-Conference for 2026 includes both this in-person Forum and the Virtual Gathering on October 26. Please see the CAHE Pre-Con website for additional information.

8:30am-5:15pm

Council on International Higher Education (CIHE) Pre-Conference: A space to explore the links between international research and this year’s theme, “Land, Memory, and Power: Collective Movements to Revolutionize Higher Education.”

Thank you to William and Mary & Mary Frances Early College of Education, University of Georgia for their sponsorship of the 2026 CIHE Pre-Con!

9:00am-5:15pm

CEP – Council for Racial Equity, Praxis, and  Presence Pre-Conference: An intentional space centered on the theme, “(Re)membering a Place Called Home: Ontoepistemic Commitments Towards Liberation.”

Note: The CEP Pre-Conference for 2026 includes both this in-person Forum and the Virtual Colloquium on October 23. Please see the CEP Pre-Con website for additional information.

Thank you to the Center for the Study of Higher Education, University of Arizona for their sponsorship of the 2026 CEP Pre-Conference!

8:30am-5:15pm

Council on Public Policy in Higher Education (CPPHE) Pre-Conference: A space for research on, and to advance understanding of, the processes and impacts of public policy in U.S. higher education, as well as to help inform decision making in the public policy arena

Thank you to the Strada Education Foundation for their sponsorship of the 2026 CPPHE Pre-Conference!

1:00pm-9:00pm

9:00pm-10:00pm

ASHE Leadership Volunteer Reception (Invite Only)