About Digital Collegium

Connect the person. Advance the school. Create better higher education.

A place for those who work in higher ed digital.

Digital Collegium is a community dedicated to advancing digital innovation in higher education. Here, digital isn’t just a buzzword — it’s the foundation of everything we do. Whether you’re joining from your office or in person, we’re connecting professionals like you who are driving change and shaping the future of education.

Networking at conference
Directors meet attendees in the exhibit hall

Leadership

Digital Collegium is a membership association.

  • The board of directors governs and provides overall leadership.
  • Two employees coordinate day-to-day operations, volunteers and sponsors.
  • Volunteers power the organization and serve on committees.

Inclusion statement

Digital Collegium fosters an inclusive dialogue around existing and emerging topics in higher education. We welcome you, whoever you may be, to contribute in a safe way and help our community grow. 

We respect our colleagues’ identities and work to create inclusive environments on and offline for people of all abilities.

We strive to reduce barriers to participation. If you feel that there is something preventing you from feeling fully included in our community’s events and spaces, please let us know. 

Our priority is to ensure that all feel safe and we expect members and other association participants to treat one another with respect at in-person and digital events, in our community forum, and in all other DigiCol-affiliated spaces. Should an event occur that makes you feel unsafe, please report it via the confidential hotline (339-364-3932) or the incident report form.

History

1999

HighEdWeb starts as a strategic alliance of web professionals in New York state higher education.

2004

HighEdWeb joins forces with WebDevShare, a successful international conference for web development in higher education, transforming the group into an international organization.

2006

The Higher Education Web Professionals Association becomes a nonprofit corporation.

2009

Cornell University and the University of Missouri host the first regional conferences.

2012

HighEdWeb announces the inaugural class of the Leadership Academy.

The association releases levels of membership.

2014

HighEdWeb announces the inaugural class of the Technical Academy and Integrated Marketing Academy (now Content/UX Academy).

2018

The association hires its first employee.

2019

HighEdWeb begins offering institutional membership to colleges and universities.

2020

The association begins offering the Accessibility Summit and community groups.

It also hosts the Annual Conference completely online for the first time.

2021

HighEdWeb begins offering the Analytics Summit.

The Association’s nonprofit status evolves to 501(c)(3).

2022

The annual conference returns to in-person format — but continues an online-only registration option.

2023

Watch parties launch.

The Association hires its second employee.

The Leadership Academy transitions online, and graduates earn microcredentials .

2024

HighEdWeb becomes Digital Collegium. The association renamed to better align with our evolving membership, who are no longer solely web-focused.