INVOICE REQUEST
11 Live Group & 1:1
Coaching Sessions
— Faculty from Across the Country
— Multiple Weekday/Time Cohorts
— Average Cohort Size: 5
5 On Demand
Video Courses
— Specific to Late-Career Challenges
— Earn Digital Badge Microcredential
— 24/7 Access for 4 Months
PROGRAM START: Sept. 14, 2026
PROGRAM END: Oct. 30, 2026
EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION OPEN
SPACES ARE LIMITED
INVEST IN YOUR LATE-CAREER SUCCESS
PROGRAM AGENDA
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Build & Sustain a Supportive Late-Career Faculty Learning Community
Anticipate emotional, relational, and identity shifts associated with retirement and develop strategies with fellow late-career faculty that support resilience, healthy boundaries, and continued purpose.
Strategically Navigate & Negotiate Your Phased Retirement
Evaluate eligibility, workload, compensation, benefits, privileges, and written agreements while preparing for productive retirement conversations and negotiations.
Create a Tailored Transition Roadmap & Preserve Institutional Knowledge
Develop a personalized transition roadmap with clear priorities, timelines, and next steps while creating practical succession plans for research projects, laboratories, grants, programs, clinical initiatives, and other responsibilities that must continue beyond retirement.
Mentor Your Successors & Strengthen Your Academic Legacy
Identify and prepare successors while transferring institutional knowledge, technical expertise, teaching practices, and professional networks.
Maximize the Opportunities of Emeritus or Retired Faculty Status
Negotiate continued access, benefits, professional opportunities, and campus privileges while choosing the retirement arrangement that best supports your goals.
Design a Purposeful & Fulfilling Post-Retirement Chapter
Navigate changes in professional identity and pursue meaningful opportunities in consulting, teaching, mentoring, service, community engagement, lifelong learning, and personal enrichment.
REGISTER TO RESERVE YOUR SPOT
YOUR EXPERT COACHES
REGISTRATION INCLUDES ALUMNI ACCESS TO
FAQ
How and when will I be matched with a group coaching cohort?
As late-career faculty members from across the country register for the program, our team will actively match you with a cohort of your peers that will meet on one of the weekdays and times you select during the registration process. Best efforts will be made to ensure no two cohort members are from the same institution, and we guarantee that no two cohort members will be from the same department. As soon as you have been matched, we will send you a confirmation e-mail to officially introduce you to your expert coach and fellow cohort members, and we will send a Zoom calendar invitation for your group coaching sessions.
What weekdays and times are available for group coaching cohorts?
For the upcoming Fall Semester offering of the Late-Career FacultyLEGACY Program, you will be able to choose between the following four cohorts for the 1-hour group coaching sessions:
- Wednesdays at 11 AM ET (10 AM CT | 9 AM MT | 8 AM PT)
- Wednesdays at 3 PM ET (2 PM CT | 1 PM MT | 12 Noon PT)
- Thursdays at 11 AM ET (10 AM CT | 9 AM MT | 8 AM PT)
- Thursdays at 3 PM ET (2 PM CT | 1 PM MT | 12 Noon PT)
How do I take advantage of my included 1:1 coaching sessions?
In addition to the weekly group coaching sessions, your registration fee also includes access to four optional 1:1 coaching sessions with your expert coach. These 30-minute sessions can be scheduled on mutually convenient dates and times for you and your coach, with booking instructions provided during your first group coaching session.
What time commitment can I expect when participating in the Late-Career FacultyLEGACY Program?
Participating in the Late-Career FacultyLEGACY Program involves weekly attendance at a 1-hour group coaching session held via Zoom, weekly completion of an On Demand video course (average length: 45 minutes), and weekly reflection exercises (estimated completion time for each: 30 minutes). In addition, you will have the option to book up to four 1:1 coaching sessions throughout the program to further support your unique goals, with each lasting 30 minutes. Finally, using HigherEd+’s WriteSTREAK platform, you will also have the ability to set daily focus time goals to enhance your writing productivity.
Can you help me get funding to participate in the Late-Career FacultyLEGACY Program?
Yes, we are committed to helping interested faculty explore every available avenue to make participation possible.
We have developed a simple Program Sponsorship Guide to help you as a late-career faculty members identify potential funding sources and to navigate conversations with Department Chairs, Deans, Faculty Development and Provosts’ Offices, as well as other institutional leaders who can support your participation in the Late-Career FacultyLEGACY Program.
The guide includes sample talking points, e-mail templates, program outcomes, and suggestions for framing the request around your professional goals and institutional priorities.
To receive a copy, please e-mail us at support@higheredplus.org, and our team will be happy to share the guide and discuss potential funding pathways with you.
Are there registration discounts if we purchase multiple seats?
Yes, if you purchase multiple seats for the Late-Career FacultyLEGACY Program, you will be eligible for a bulk discount. Contact support@higheredplus.org to take advantage of the following multi-seat discounts:
- 2-5 Seat Registrations: 10% Off
- 6-9 Seat Registrations: 15% Off
- 10+ Seat Registrations: 20% Off
If my university is a HigherEd+ Institutional Partner, do I qualify for a registration discount?
Yes, if your university currently holds an institutional license to HigherEd+, you qualify for a 10% discount off your Late-Career FacultyLEGACY Program registration fee. Contact support@higheredplus.org to receive your custom Coupon Code to use on the checkout page.
What benefits will I receive as a FacultyLEGACY alumni community member?
As a valued alumnus of the Late-Career FacultyLEGACY Program, you will receive continued access to HigherEd+’s UniversityTHRIVE platform to maintain contact with your group coaching cohort as well as ongoing access to HigherEd+’s WriteSTREAK platform to sustain your productivity gains and to participate in new writing challenges held throughout the year.
How do I earn the Late-Career FacultyLEGACY Digital Badge Microcredential?
During the registration process for the Late-Career FacultyLEGACY, you will select a Username and Password to the HigherEd+ platform. Using these login credentials, you will immediately have access to the 5 On Demand video courses included as part of the program. You will have access to the courses from the day you register until October 30, 2026. If you successfully complete the quizzes and evaluation forms for all 5 courses, and if you attend all of your cohort’s group coaching sessions, you will be awarded the official Late-Career FacultyLEGACY Digital Badge Microcredential at the end of the program.
What is the refund policy?
Early Bird registrants who request a refund within the Early Bird period will receive a full refund minus a 5% processing fee. Registrants who request a refund after the Early Bird period has ended but at least 3 weeks before the start of the program will have the option of transferring their registration to a colleague or deferring their participation to the next offering of the program. If we are unable for whatever reason to match you with a cohort, you will receive a full refund.