Impact on the Hill 2026: HBCU Edition

About This Event
Impact on the Hill — HBCU Edition convenes HBCU presidents, campus leaders, alumni, students, civic partners, and government stakeholders to advance policy collaboration rooted in lived experience and measurable outcomes.
This gathering centers HBCUs not as beneficiaries of policy, but as co-architects of solutions across workforce development, public health, technology access, agriculture, climate resilience, and community economic mobility.

Core Focus Areas

• Workforce and entrepreneurship pathways
• Public health and clinical workforce pipelines
• Community development and local economic mobility
• Technology access and innovation-driven opportunity
• Agriculture, land stewardship, climate, and sustainability
• Civic leadership and public service pipelines

What Participants Will Gain

• Policy conversations grounded in community realities
• Stronger alignment between HBCUs and local, state, and federal partners
• New collaboration pathways supporting students, alumni, and surrounding communities
• Visibility for HBCUs as essential policy and governance partners

Who Should Attend

• HBCU presidents, chancellors, and senior leadership
• Faculty and program leaders
• Government relations and policy teams
• Alumni leaders and student delegates
• Civic, nonprofit, and institutional partners

Positioning Statement
Impact on the Hill — HBCU Edition positions Historically Black Colleges and Universities as national anchors of innovation, policy leadership, and community progress—driving solutions that strengthen both campuses and the communities they serve.

Info: Day 1 introduces the full experience of the convening — a powerful first-look into the perspectives, policy conversations, partnerships, and activation opportunities that unfold across all three days.

Info: Day 2 delivers our first in person day to dive deeper into policy, strategy, and partnership execution — translating conversations into pathways, collaboration models, and next-step commitments across institutions, communities, and government partners.

Info: Day 3 is focused on action, relationship-building, and execution mapping. Delegations, students, partners, and sponsors move from conversation to commitments — advancing pathways continued beyond the convening.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

899 North Capitol St NW, 899 North Capitol Street Northwest, Washington, United States

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