The 2006 Presidents Institute, held January 4-7 in Naples, Florida, included several features to recognize CIC's 50 years as an association. The conference theme, "Presidential Leadership and Vision: The Next 50 Years," encapsulated CIC's desire to use the anniversary as an occasion for retrospection, while emphasizing key challenges and opportunities that presidents frequently encounter today and will surely face in the future. This year's meeting again set a record for participation of presidents (325), spouses (177), and new presidents (42).

CIC's annual meeting for CAOs, held on November 5-8 in San Antonio (TX), explored the theme of "Building Institutional Strength: Programs, Procedures, and the Professoriate." The conference drew the largest number of academic leaders in its 33-year history.

In a joint initiative to improve K-12 education in the U.S. and worldwide, CIC and Microsoft launch "Teachers for the 21st Century" to enhance teacher preparation programs.