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TACRAO Annual Conference 2026

Your unofficial guide to TACRAO featuring must-see sessions, keynote speakers, events, and ideas worth exploring while in Houston.

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Your Unofficial Guide to TACRAO

With sessions, keynotes, and networking opportunities, TACRAO can be hard to navigate. This unofficial guide highlights the can't-miss sessions, keynote speakers and conference events to help you make the most of your week in Houston

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Schedule at a Glance

Key Events

Sunday

Nov 8

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    11:30 AM - 6:30 PM: Registration

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    4:30 PM - 6:15 PM: Reception with Exhibitors

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    6:30 PM: Opening Reception

Monday

Nov 9

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    8:00 AM: Sessions Begin

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    8:50 AM - 9:20 AM: Break with Exhibitors

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    11:30 AM - 1:00 PM: Celebration Luncheon

Tuesday

Nov 10

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    8:00AM: Sessions Begin

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    8:50 AM - 9:20 AM: Break with Exhibitors

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    6:30 PM - 10:00 PM: Big Event

Session Spotlights

Key sessions that you don't want to miss.

Kuali Keynote Podium Stage

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Experience the Agentic Campus

Visit us in the Exhibit Hall
See how Kuali's AI-native platform helps registrars and academic operations teams simplify curriculum and catalog management, streamline approvals, strengthen governance, and automate campus workflows. Discover how AI can reduce manual work so your team can focus on supporting students and faculty.
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    Talk to your institutional systems like they're part of your team.

Session Spotlights

Another key session that you don't want to miss.

Kuali Keynote Podium Stage

Great Sessions Are on the Horizon!

 

Don't Forget the Fun

Evening Events, Awards, & Prizes.

Sunset Rooftop Candlelit Reception

Welcome Reception

The perfect way to kick off TACRAO! Join higher education leaders for an evening of networking, conversation, and new connections.

  • When

    Sunday November 8, 2026: 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM

  • Where

    Galleria Ballroom

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Building the Future of Higher Education

Houston, we have a giveaway.
See how Kuali's AI-native platform helps registrars and academic operations teams simplify curriculum and catalog management, streamline approvals, strengthen governance, and modernize campus processes.
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    Stop by Kuali's booth for your chance to win the LEGO® NASA Artemis Space Launch System.

About Kuali

One platform. One source of truth. Every office on campus.

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One platform. Every institutional need covered.

Kuali brings Administrative Operations, Academic Operations, and Research together on one unified, AI-native platform, built on a governed Data Lakehouse with shared workflows, reporting, integrations, permissions, and AI.

AI built into the Kuali Platform

While traditional SaaS platforms helped institutions digitize workflows, governance, and processes, Kuali's AI-native platform helps institutions understand, coordinate, and accelerate the work happening inside them in ways that were never possible before.

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Institutional Leaders

AI isn’t just assisting institutional work anymore. It’s starting to do it.

Ask AI to build forms, workflows, automate approvals, identify bottlenecks, and keep institutional work moving. Kuali helps higher education teams streamline processes through AI-native automation, connected workflows, governance, integrations, and no-code applications.

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CIOs

Shadow AI is already on campus. Most institutions just can’t see it.

As an AI-native platform company, Kuali believes innovation and governance must move together. Kuali Gateway centralizes AI workloads, governance, and model access across campus through a secure reverse proxy control layer designed specifically for higher education.

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Forms, workflows & apps

Turn any process into a working system.

The Kuali Platform includes an AI-native, no-code workflow platform built for higher education. It turns forms, policies, or plain-language prompts into automated processes on one governed platform. Departments build 20+ apps on average, reducing the burden on IT without sacrificing control.

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Research Administrators

Manage the entire research lifecycle on one platform.

From sponsored programs and funding opportunities to compliance and research operations, Kuali brings the entire research lifecycle together on one unified platform—with shared data, workflows, reporting, integrations, and AI built in.

Registrars
Registrars & Provosts

Curriculum, catalog, syllabus, degree audit and planning are just the beginning.

Kuali brings curriculum, catalog, and syllabus together with AI-native workflows that help registrars manage not just core academic systems, but the everyday operational work around them, from transcript evaluations and exemptions to grade appeals and more, all in one connected platform.

"Where other workflow tools struggled, Kuali scaled."

Errol Erez

Application Architect  |  Tufts University

"I highly recommend exploring everything Kuali has to offer.” 

Marlise Sipes

University Registrar   |  CSU Global

“Kuali combines a scalable platform with a responsive, collaborative team that truly understands higher education.”

Molly Thompson

Senior Deputy University Registrar  |  Vanderbilt University

“The automation, student autonomy, and access to data are unmatched."

Sarah Jeffery

Senior Coordinator of Peer Education   |  University of Georgia

“Kuali streamlines complex research workflows, and the people behind it bring the expertise and guidance to help us work more efficiently.”

Dawn Boatman

Assistant VP for Research Administration  |  Portland University

“We launched 100+ Kuali applications in six months, with more coming soon. Our staff saw transformative improvements in efficiency and collaboration across campus.”

John Whitehouse

Director of Data Systems  |  Gettysburg College

Explore What's Possible

Imagine a campus where approvals don't stall, processes don't get lost, and AI helps keep work moving. Kuali is redefining what's possible in higher education.

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Customer Stories

Explore customer stories, operational insights, and strategies from institutions using Kuali to modernize workflows, governance, research administration, and campus operations.

Louisiana State University of Alexandria

318% Increase in On-Time Degree Conferrals
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University of Connecticut

Scaling From 204 to 1,400 Workflow Apps
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University of Maryland, Baltimore

Reducing Research Training Time by 50%
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Southern New Hampshire University

Streamlining 2,000 Curriculum Competencies
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Point Park University

Transforming 39 Continuity Plans Into One Live System
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Utah State University

43% Improvement in Grant Win Ratio
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