As artificial intelligence continues to bring new possibilities to higher education business and finance operations, how are you actively using AI to enhance your work and expertise? In this interactive session, you’ll explore how treating AI as a thought partner, rather than an independent solution, can help you enhance data, analytics, and decision-making workflows while maintaining ownership. You’ll also hear practical examples of ways AI is approached to help refresh existing processes. As always, you’ll have the opportunity to network with peers, brainstorm practical changes to your AI approach, and voice your thoughts and takeaways.

Your campus cannot achieve its mission if its operations are working against it. Aging infrastructure, rising costs, workforce shortages, and sustainability mandates are creating risks that touch every leader—from finance and academics to student life, technology, athletics, and advancement. Discover how leading institutions are using data, partnerships, and people-centered strategies to reduce risk, control costs, improve safety and service, and create a campus experience that inspires confidence. Leave with practical ways to turn operational pressure into measurable institutional advantage.

Complying with IRS Form 1098-T reporting requirements has long been a controversial and difficult process for many institutions. This webinar reviews the importance of information reporting, recommendations for completing the form, best practices for collecting taxpayer identification numbers, and guidance on responding to IRS penalty notices. Experts review the definitions and examples of qualified tuition and related expenses, as well as scholarships and grants. Additionally, they address reporting exemptions, payments across multiple tax years, and best practices concerning communications with students and families. The information covered is helpful to beginners and serves as a refresher to campus staff with experience preparing 1098-T forms.

This program offers strategies for higher education goal setting and resource management. Focusing on institutional planning, this must-attend event provides content to help business officers and their teams use data and allocate resources—including financial, facilities and infrastructure, and human resources—to support their institutions and students.

Institutions are facing increasing financial pressures while seeking new revenue pathways to support long-term financial sustainability. Join us for an interactive discussion exploring how data and analytics can help institutions position alternative learning models—programs (e.g., microcredentials) focused on specific topics or skillsets—as contributors to financial resiliency. Experts will share perspectives on identifying opportunities, building effective business processes, and navigating common challenges. You’ll also have the opportunity to share experiences with peers, ask questions, and brainstorm new approaches that can support a more resilient institution.

Join NACUBO’s policy and advocacy team for our monthly Washington Update webinar, where we share timely insights on the latest federal legislative, regulatory, and policy developments impacting higher education business offices. You can expect an informative update on the key issues shaping the higher education landscape. Register now to reserve your spot and stay informed.

This update will include a brief overview of the policy and political outlook and a deeper focus on the administration’s proposed revisions to the Uniform Guidance. Speakers will discuss what campuses should consider as the proposed October 1, 2026 implementation deadline approaches and address the outlook for congressional or judicial intervention.

NACUBO Consulting offers free, 30-minute webinars throughout the year and makes the recordings available in this bundle.

Higher education institutions are facing sustained financial pressure, making it more important than ever for finance leaders to rethink how they plan, allocate resources, and support institutional strategy. This session explores two foundational concepts that can help institutions build greater financial resilience: fixed-versus-variable cost analysis and all-funds planning. Learn how these approaches can help protect margins, improve financial visibility, unlock liquidity, and better align resources with institutional priorities in an environment of constrained revenue.

NACUBO was excited to host the NACUBO 2026 Annual Meeting in Anaheim, CA. Watch select session recordings​ to explore how we can keep institutional missions front of mind–both on campus and to the public–while weathering challenges and reinforcing the value of higher education.