Tuesday, November 18, 2025 | 1:15 pm – 3:30 pm U.S. Eastern Time Zone
Wednesday, November 19, 2025 | 9:45 am – 10:30 am U.S. Eastern Time Zone
We cordially invite you to the HBCU Summit, a dedicated space for community-building, collaboration, establishing partnerships, capacity building, and action-oriented change, with the goal of empowering HBCU communities, thereby enriching the overall educational landscape. This summit continues the tradition of focusing on enhancing education opportunities for underrepresented communities within Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) through diversity, inclusion, and equity-driven initiatives. It also represents an opportunity to showcase that HBCUs are at the forefront of advocating for and implementing equity-minding institutional changes.
The summit welcomes HBCU faculty, staff, students, and all advocates for affordable education who are dedicated to the success of underrepresented communities in higher education.
While we would love to see as many people onsite for the summit as possible, we know that being able to attend a conference like this is often a tremendous privilege. With this in mind, the OLC is pleased to announce the “HBCU Summit Onsite Ambassador Initiative,” which provides free, unlimited, live-streaming access to the HBCU Summit for qualifying institutions.
Please note that only HBCU institutions can qualify for participation in this initiative. Additionally, all qualifying institutions must have at least one institutional representative registered for the conference who 1) plans to attend the summit onsite in November, and 2) is willing to serve in the ambassador role (which does require them to forward correspondence and communications on behalf of the OLC to their institution). A single institution can have more than one ambassador, but must minimally have one person represent their institution onsite in order for that institution to qualify for initiative benefits.
To sign-up or express interest in becoming an HBCU Summit Onsite Ambassador, please complete the following form:
For more information on becoming an HBCU Summit Onsite Ambassador, please email OLC’s Director of Outreach and Development, Dr. Madeline Shellgren madeline.shellgren@onlinelearning-c.org, with the subject line “HBCU Summit Onsite Ambassador.”
HBCU Summit Chair – Dionne Thorne, Morgan State University
HBCU Summit Chair – Yan Xu, Spelman College
OLC Accelerate showcases groundbreaking research and highly effective practices in online and digital learning across K-12, higher education, and corporate L&D. This event is designed to empower and support leaders, instructional designers, educators, and training professionals by offering a wide range of sessions and activities.
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