Join us for the Northeast Regional Higher Education Neurodiversity Coalition Conference

Improving educational and professional outcomes for neurodivergent engineering students.

August 8-9, 2024
Northeastern University
Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Complex

In partnership by Northeastern Univeristy College of Engineering, UConn College of Engineering, and The University of Rhode Island. 

This conference is both timely and relevant. The neurodiverse population continues to increase and had higher college drop out rates, lower academic performace, and underemployment rates. 

Join Together to Make A Difference 

• Increase your understanding of neurodiversity
• Learn trends in neurodiversity employment
• Understand best practices for neuroinclusive pedagogy & curriculum
• Gain knoweledge to create a neuroinclusive workplace and campus
• Explore and share best practices with a community of higher education and industry professionals

Who Should Attend

First-year engineering faculty, deans, department chairs, teaching faculty, research assistants, academic and career advisors, DEI professionals, employers, and other college & workforce professionals. 

Featured Keynote Speaker

John Elder Robison, a well-known author of "Switched On: A Memoir of Brain Change and Emotional Intelligence," "Look me in the Eye," "Be Different," and "Raising Cubby," which details his life with Asperger syndrome. He's a leading voice for autism and neurodiversity, imploring audiences to find strengths where others see weaknesses based on societal standards. 

Learn more and register: https://coe.northeastern.edu/nehenc