18TH ANNUAL CADE VIRTUAL CONFERENCE

Dr. Tia Brown McNair is a nationally recognized leader on inclusive excellence, high-impact practices, student readiness, equity in student outcomes, and campus climate. She serves as the Vice President of Strategy and Collective Impact at the Alliance for Higher Education, an organization championing higher education as a vital sector for delivering on our democratic promises. McNair previously served as Partner at Sova, a company that facilitates transformative change through actionable strategies and practical implementation support. Prior to joining Sova, she was the Vice President in the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Student Success and Executive Director for the Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation (TRHT) Campus Centers. In her senior leadership position at AAC&U, she oversaw both funded projects and AAC&U’s continuing programs on inclusive excellence, high-impact practices (HIPs), student success, and campus climate, and directed AAC&U’s Summer Institutes on HIPs and Student Success, and TRHT Campus Centers. She is the co-author of From Equity Talk to Equity Walk: Expanding Practitioner Knowledge for Racial Justice in Higher Education (January 2020) and Becoming a Student-Ready College: A New Culture of Leadership for Student Success (July 2016 and August 2022 Second edition). McNair is the editor of Strengthening Campus Communities Through the Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation Framework published by Routledge in June 2024. In March 2025, she received the Facilitator Award at Stetson Law’s 46th Annual National Conference on Law & Higher Education. NASPA, the association of Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education, named McNair the 2024 recipient of the Outstanding Contribution to Higher Education Award. In May 2023, McNair received an honorary degree from Franklin Pierce University for her national work to dismantle a false belief in a hierarchy of human value.

• Join us for CADE’s 2-day virtual conference to gain transformative insights from Dr. McNair and
  participate in peer-led breakout sessions focused on the latest in accelerated learning. This is an
  opportunity to connect with colleagues from across the country to share data-driven strategies and
  innovative pedagogical approaches.
• Whether you are looking to refine your classroom techniques or scale program models, you will leave
  with actionable tools to help narrow the equity gap. Register now to secure your spot!

Questions? Please contact: Nancy Parker ( nparker@ccbcmd.edu )