“Mission Meets Moment” was the theme for NACUBO’s 2026 annual meeting.
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Keep calm and budget on.
That was the message that emerged from the 2026 National Association of College and University Business Officers annual meeting earlier this week, which comes amid the flurry of federal policy changes the Trump administration has advanced over the last 18 months. While many of those changes—which some critics described as a federal assault on higher education—will affect institutional bottom lines, speakers urged attendees to act based on reality, not political rhetoric.
“Now, things may change, and things may happen, but they don’t change until there is a new law or a new regulation. Please don’t react to what you see on X or TikTok or Instagram or Truth Social,” Liz Clark, vice president for policy and research at NACUBO, said in a session. “Please remember to react to what is actually in the Federal Register or enacted into law.”
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