Who are our Members?
NACUA institutional members are accredited, non-profit, degree-granting institutions from two-year and four-year, public and private sectors of higher education. The membership includes more than 850 institutions, representing at least 1,650 campuses, with budgets ranging from $50 million to $10 billion, collectively serving more than 8 million students. NACUA has member representatives in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam and several countries around the world including Canada, Australia, and Lebanon.
NACUA membership also includes more than 5,000 attorney members, including in-house counsel, attorneys in private practice, attorneys general, and other legal specialists.
Additionally, NACUA has more than 60 associate institutional members, including higher education associations, regional or state coordinating boards and systems, museums, libraries, university foundations, university research institutes, and athletic conferences.
Why Join NACUA?
Enhance your professional career by developing and strengthening your knowledge in higher education law to make informed decisions for your institution—become a NACUA Member! As a member you, gain access to 5,000 attorneys to help you solve problems and discuss current issues that will keep up to date on legal topics of interest, along with a full suite of benefits designed to help you help your client institutions.
Education & Professional Development
Enhance your knowledge on current issues and legal developments in the field of higher education law through NACUA’s many educational programs held throughout the year, including CLE Workshops, Webinars and the Annual Conference, all of which provide continuing legal education (CLE) credits.
Legal Resources
Develop and strengthen your knowledge of current legal issues of interest to higher education administrators, faculty, and legal counsel. NACUA members receive exclusive access to high-quality resources in the field of higher education law. Members also have access to NACUA’s Legal Resource Library, which provides comprehensive and timely information on college and university legal issues and includes thousands of documents on higher education law – contracts, policies, briefs, cases, outlines, articles, lists of resources, and other materials.
Access to Free e-Publications
NACUA’s library of publications covers a range of topics to help higher education attorneys solve problems and manage their offices. NACUA frequently develops electronic publications of interest to both higher education attorneys and administrators, including The Journal of College and University Law, New Cases & Developments, NACUANOTES, special publications and more – all provided free of charge to NACUA members.
Network, Collaborate, Be Informed
Solve problems, discuss current issues, and locate colleagues to help make informed decisions for your institution. NACUA members have exclusive access to the latest alerts in higher education law, the most current legal reference, and the ability to interact with peers around the world. Access to NACUANET, a professional networking platform members-only community, allows members to expand their legal knowledge base by sharing professional advice, legal information, sample policies and procedures, resources, and best practices germane to higher education law.
Enhance your Professional Career
Become active in NACUA! Volunteer opportunities abound at NACUA—whether you choose to serve on a committee, create or join an affinity group, help plan a workshop, write and edit publications, mentor new members, share documents through the Resource Library, or participate on NACUANET—volunteers are what helps NACUA be successful.
Questions?
The NACUA membership department is here to help! Contact us at 202.833.8390 or membership@nacua.org. You can also visit our Frequently Asked Questions page for more information.