40th AD&D Annual Meeting Overview

The Association of Deans & Directors of University Colleges & Undergraduate Studies (AD&D) is thrilled to host its 40th Annual AD&D Meeting in the vibrant city of New Orleans, Louisiana, April 7–10, 2027. Be sure to mark your calendar and check back for more information!

Since the organization was founded, AD&D has offered its Annual Meeting to provide a forum for Deans, Directors, and other higher education professionals from undergraduate studies and university college programs to network and dialogue on topics impacting student success.

Each year, participants from across the country come together for a "boutique" conference experience to receive timely information, get their questions answered, and to make impactful connections. This meeting is a must attend!

Just as jazz thrives on the interplay of skilled musicians who listen, adapt, and innovate together, student success demands the same spirit of creative collaboration across every corner of our institutions. Faculty, advisors, support staff, and institutional leaders each bring a distinctive voice—and when those voices harmonize, the result is transformative for students and campuses alike. The 40th Annual Meeting, themed Student Success and All That Jazz, will bring higher education professionals together in New Orleans to explore innovative strategies, emerging trends, and collaborative approaches that support student learning, belonging, retention, and success.

Whether fine-tuning your first-year experience programming, improvising new solutions to retention challenges, or composing cross-campus partnerships that build students' pathways from enrollment to career readiness, this conference will equip you with the tools, connections, and inspiration to take your student success initiatives to the next level.

Join us in New Orleans, Louisiana—a city that knows a thing or two about the power of community, creativity, and coming together—to explore how we can make beautiful music for our students, our institutions, and each other.

Mark your calendars today! Be sure to regularly visit our website for more information and to register soon.