2026 Conference

Ideas. Questions. Answers. Honors | Envisioning the Next 60 Years of Honors

November 11-14, 2026 | Hilton New Orleans Riverside

Join us in New Orleans as we share ideas, questions, and explore answers about the future of honors. After all, the act of asking questions allows us to forge connections with the world and each other. Through the asking of questions we refine what we don’t know, bringing into sharp relief what we can claim to know, such as further ideas and nascent answers. Questions allow us to reach beyond our own knowing.

During this conference, we wish you a world of ideas, we wish you a galaxy of questions, and a multiverse of answers. Be inspired by ideas, questions, and answers. Be inspired by each other. Be honors.

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Registration Rates

Early Bird Pricing

Early Bird rates end August 31! Register now to save.

Student Rate

$510^$410

NCHC Member Students

Faculty/Staff/Professional

$600^$505

NCHC Member Faculty & Staff

Retiree Rate

^$395

NCHC Member Retirees

Non-Member Rate

^$1,220

Non-NCHC Member rate—not eligible for Early Bird pricing

Guest tickets for spouses or family members are available upon request and verification. Please contact hello@nchchonors.org for more information.

Student Group Rates

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The Early Bird registration rates of $350 and $325 are open to those registering 10 (15 for $325 rate) or more undergraduate-level students currently enrolled in an NCHC Member institution. To apply this discount, please fill out the Group Registration Form and return it to the NCHC Office at hello@nchchonors.org. The NCHC professional team will register your group for you. The Early Bird Student Group discounts may only be used when registering the appropriate group size at once, and will not be applied and/or adjusted if your group ends up qualifying for a discounted rate after the initial registration. These discounted rates are valid until August 31, 2026, and will increase to the standard $510 rate on September 1, 2026.

10-14 Students

^$350 per student

Save $60 per student with group registration

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15+ Students

^$325 per student

Save $85 per student with group registration

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Event Sponsors

Sponsoring NCHC gives you direct access to the brightest minds in academia. This National conference attracts distinguished faculty members, deans, and administrators from colleges and universities across the nation. These professionals are at the forefront of educational innovation, shaping the future of higher education.

NCHC By The Numbers

The 2025 Annual Conference saw 1,555 attendees. NCHC membership is comprised of 700+ institutions, 72% are Honors Programs and 28% are Honors Colleges.