Morgan State University Announces Spring 2026 Higher Education & Student Affairs (HESA) Talk Series

The Department of Advanced Studies, Leadership and Policy (DASLP) at Morgan State University is pleased to announce the full schedule for the Spring 2026 Higher Education and Student Affairs (HESA) Talk Series, a public webinar series designed to bring together scholars, practitioners, graduate students, and prospective students to engage with current research and pressing issues in the field of higher education.

Hosted live via Zoom and open to all, the HESA Talk Series reflects Morgan State’s commitment to community-engaged scholarship, practitioner development, and graduate education that responds to the evolving needs of the profession. Each talk features a conversation with a guest speaker or scholar-practitioner and includes time for live Q&A.

Topics in the Spring 2026 series include:

• Senior leadership in student affairs
• Legal and policy trends in higher education
• Shared equity leadership
• Qualitative methods and reflexive thematic analysis
• Graduate student research spotlights

The full list of events and speakers is available here: tinyurl.com/MorganHESATalks

All talks are hosted live on Zoom and are not recorded, unless otherwise noted.
Interested participants are encouraged to register early and attend in real time to benefit from the conversation.

Registration is free and required for attendance. One-time registration provides access to the full series.
Register here

This series is especially relevant for professionals in student affairs and higher education, prospective graduate students, DASLP alumni, and those interested in advancing equity, policy, and practice in education. The HESA Talk Series is hosted by faculty in the M.A. and Ph.D. programs in Higher Education and Student Affairs at Morgan State University’s School of Education and Urban Studies.