Schedule

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.

8:00am-5:00pm

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

8:00am-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)

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, nuts) and empty, reusable water bottles are allowed through security checkpoints. Refill stations are located throughout the Convention Center.
• The convention center features in-house concessions, portable food stations, and coffee outlets.

Please complete the waiver form in the Guidebook app for this event if you are attending. An e-mail confirmation will be sent to you upon completing it and you'll show this at event check-in.

7:30am-5:00pm

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.

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.

8:30am-5:00pm

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

8:00am-5:00pm

Exhibitor & BIPOC Vendor Fair Tables Open--located in the Puerto Rico Convention Center, 2nd Floor

8:00 AM - 1:00 PM & 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

8:30am-5:30pm

Childcare (Advanced Registration Required)

8:30am-9:00am

Coffee Break--located in the Convention Center, 3rd Floor

9:00am-10:15am--located in the Convention Center, 3rd Floor, Ballroom A

10:30am-12:00pm

Media Interviews & Building Relationships with Reporters presented by the Scholars Strategy Network (On-Site Registration Available!)

10:35am-11:50am

Breakout Session #1

11:50am-1:05pm

Lunch Break on your own

• There is a cafe on the 1st Floor of the Convention Center
• There are 12 restaurants located at the Distrito T-Mobile (right behind the Aloft). All restaurants here are locally owned!
  • Barulla Taberna Española (Tapas)
  • Denko Asian Eatery (Asian)
  • La Burguesía (Burgers)
  • Dulcinea (Ice Cream & Churros)
  • Verbena (Bar Food)
  • La Central 
  • Lupe Reyes (Mexican)
  • Pudge's Pizza
  • Sazón (Puerto Rican Cuisine)
  • La Barrita del Lado (Bar)
  • Arena (Bar)
• The Sheraton Puerto Rico Hotel & Casino has multiple dining options:
  • Ocean Lounge (Asian Fusion): Opens at 3pm
  • The Cafe (coffee + food): Open 6am-12am. Has a specific Vegan Menu.
  • Choices: Open for breakfast only
  • Mutuo Sabor Nikkei (Asian Fusion): Open for dinner only
  • The Bay Rooftop Bar (outdoor seating): Open for lunch and dinner. Has a specific Vegan Menu.
• A Black-owned Guide to Puerto Rico (including restaurants)
• Check out this "Puerto Rico Guide" curated by the Local & Community Engagement Committee which includes local food options, nightlife, shopping & local goods, arts & culture, beaches, neighborhoods to explore and more! 

12:30pm-3:30pm

Mid-Career Faculty Workshop Series 2026-2027: Joint Session with Early Career Faculty Cohort (Advance Registration Required)

1:05pm-2:20pm

Breakout Session #2

2:00pm-5:00pm

Research Workshop: Machine Learning as Method: Possibilities for Higher Education Research (On-Site Registration Available)

2:40pm-3:55pm

Breakout Session #3

4:15pm-5:30pm

Breakout Session #4

Please complete the waiver form in the Guidebook app for this event if you are attending. An e-mail confirmation will be sent to you upon completing it and you'll show this at event check-in.

9:00pm-10:00pm

7:00am

Convention Center Doors Open!

7:30am-5:00pm

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

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.

7:30am-5:00pm

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

8:00 AM - 2:00 PM & 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

8:00am-5:00pm

Exhibitor & BIPOC Vendor Fair Tables Open--located in the Puerto Rico Convention Center, 2nd Floor

8:30am-5:30pm

Childcare (Advanced Registration Required)

8:00am-9:00am: Poster Session A & Coffee Break

8:30am-11:30am

Research Workshop: A Primer to Cultural Historical Activity Theory (CHAT) and Utopian Methodologies (On-Site Registration Available)

9:00am-10:00am--located in the Puerto Rico Convention Center, 3rd Floor, Ballroom A

10:20am-11:35am

Breakout Session #5

11:35am-1:00pm

Lunch Break on your own

1:00pm-2:15pm

Breakout Session #6

2:00pm-5:00pm

Research Workshop: Rehearsing the Future: Visionary Fiction and Speculative Inquiry as Methodology (On-Site Registration Available)

Please complete the waiver form in the Guidebook app for this event if you are attending. An e-mail confirmation will be sent to you upon completing it and you'll show this at event check-in.

2:15pm-5:30pm

(De)tours with Memoria (De)Colonial

This event is sold out. A waiting list is not available and we are unable to accept on-site registration.

2:35pm-3:50pm

Breakout Session #7

4:10pm-5:25pm

Breakout Session #8

6:00pm-7:00pm: YogASHE: Evening Yoga (Yin Yoga) (Open to All Conference Attendees; No Registration Required)

Please complete the waiver form in the Guidebook app for this event if you are attending. An e-mail confirmation will be sent to you upon completing it and you'll show this at event check-in.

8:00pm-10:00pm

Institutional/Organizational Receptions:

• Eighth Annual Cheers and Queers! sponsored by Dedoose (Open to All Conference Attendees)
• Unite Civil Discourse and Freedom Institute (Open to All Conference Attendees)  
• Korean Scholars Annual Meeting (Open to All Conference Attendees)
• Michigan State University Reception (Open to All Conference Attendees)
• University of Pittsburgh and CSCC Reception (Open to All Conference Attendees)  
• University of Oklahoma Reception (Open to All Conference Attendees)  
• The Ohio State University Alumni and Friends Reception (Open to All Conference Attendees)  
• Pullias Center for Higher Education at USC Rossier Reception (Open to All Conference Attendees)    
• University of Michigan Alumnx and Friends Reception (Open to All Conference Attendees)

6:45am

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, nuts) and empty, reusable water bottles are allowed through security checkpoints. Refill stations are located throughout the Convention Center.
• The convention center features in-house concessions, portable food stations, and coffee outlets.

Please complete the waiver form in the Guidebook app for this event if you are attending. An e-mail confirmation will be sent to you upon completing it and you'll show this at event check-in.

7:00am-8:00am

ASHE Dash (5K Walk/Run) 
Check in begins at 6:45am; run starts at 7:00am

Please complete the waiver form in the Guidebook app for this event if you are attending. An e-mail confirmation will be sent to you upon completing it and you'll show this at event check-in.

8:00am-3:00pm

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.

7:30am-5:00pm

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

8:00am - 3:00pm

8:00am-3:00pm

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.

8:30am-11:30am

Research Workshop: Inquiry in the Dark: Discovering, Dissecting and Directing an Endarkened Photovoice Methodology (On-Site Registration Available)

9:00am-10:00am--located in Puerto Rico Convention Center, 3rd Floor, Ballroom A

10:15am-11:30am

11:30am-12:30pm

11:30am-12:30pm

Graduate Student Luncheon

This event is sold out. A waiting list is not available and we are unable to accept on-site registration.

12:30pm-1:45pm

2:00pm-3:15pm

3:30pm-4:30pm--located in Puerto Rico Convention Center, 3rd Floor, Ballroom B

YogASHE: Breathe & Reset (Open to all Virtual Conference Day Attendees; No Additional Registration Required)

Thank you to Tiber Health Innovation + Ponce Health Sciences University & University of Illinois Chicago for their sponsorship of our YogASHE events!