Spring 2026 TMA Presidents’ Conversation

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Spring 2026 Transform Mid-Atlantic Presidents’ Conversation

Hosted by President Jonathan Alger of American University

Wednesday, April 15, 2026, 12:00-2:30PM

About the Lunch & Conversation

You are cordially invited to join college and university presidents from throughout Maryland, DC, Delaware, West Virginia, and Northern Virginia at TMA’s Spring 2026 Presidents’ Conversation, hosted on the campus of American University from 12:00-2:30PM on Wednesday, April 15. Scroll down to register for the event. 

The event will feature nationally recognized guest speakers from the higher education, governmental, and corporate sectors who will speak about the unique challenges and opportunities facing college and university presidents at this unprecedented time as they continue to advance their institutions’ place-based public purposes and partnerships. 

A welcome will be provided by President Jonathan Alger of American University, President Colleen Perry Keith of Goldey-Beacom College and TMA Board Chair, and President Maurice Edington of the University of the District of Columbia and TMA Board Vice Chair. Special guest speakers will include Jonathan Fansmith, Senior Vice President of Government Relations and National Engagement at the American Council on Education.

Additional guest speakers will be announced closer to the event date.

Lunch will be provided. Registration is required. This event is for college and university presidents, system chancellors, and chief executive officers only.

Please email TMA Executive Director Madeline Yates with questions or for more information.

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About Transform Mid-Atlantic

Since 2008, Transform Mid-Atlantic (TMA) has been working alongside its member colleges and universities in Maryland, DC, Delaware, West Virginia, and Virginia to advance the public purposes of higher education. We partner with institutional leaders, faculty, community-engaged staff, students, community partners, and a diverse array of national and international partners to develop the capacity of civic and community engagement programs, community-engaged teaching and scholarship, and efforts to develop transformational partnerships and solutions to mitigate our campuses and communities’ most pressing problems.