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That's a wrap on the 2026 Conference on AI and Higher Education! Thank you to everyone in Atlanta and online for sharing your insights, perspectives, and wisdom throughout the conference. We'll see you next year! #AACUAI Learn about the 2027 conference: bit.ly/4kvKPOO

“We can rebuild trust in higher education if we help the world through the AI revolution.” — @BryanAlexander #AACUAI

“We have all kinds of possibilities. So much depends on what we perceive and what we do. Please keep in mind that you have agency, and you have the ability to look ahead. You have the possibility to make choices, to influence your institutions and your professions.” — @BryanAlexander #AACUAI

Futurist @BryanAlexander sees AI posing several questions for higher education as we move from experimentation to campuswide strategy: How do we structure campus engagement and implementation? How do we sharpen learning? How do we deal with AI agents? #AACUAI

During the #AACUAI closing plenary, @BryanAlexander shares how macro trends across technology, economics, politics, culture, and psychology have set the stage for the AI revolution and what this means for higher education.

Here's a behind-the-scenes look at bringing the inaugural AAC&U Conference on AI and Higher Education to life. What were your biggest takeaways? #AACUAI

The final day of the inaugural AAC&U Conference on AI and Higher Education is here! We're looking forward to another day of inspiring conversations with colleagues, dynamic presentations, and our closing plenary session with Bryan Alexander. #AACUAI

“Democracy belongs to everyone.” Young adults vote at lower rates than older Americans. @RutgersU graduate Umehani Rehmanji worked to change that, helping fellow students register to vote and find their political voice. bit.ly/4i4R0rT #LibEdMag

85% of employers say institutions are preparing students well for the workforce—an outcome AAC&U helps make possible by equipping campuses to connect learning with careers. Sustaining that progress takes support. Give a gift that is matched while funds remain, and help AAC&U keep this work going for its 1,000+ member institutions. aacu.org/give

Congratulations to Jonathan Becker and Yael Bromberg, editors of “Youth Voting Rights,” winner of AAC&U's 2026 Frederic W. Ness Book Award! The book explores the role of students and colleges in the fight for voting rights. bit.ly/4iN66SU

Plenary speaker @josebowen leaves #AACUAI attendees with a few final questions: How can we build more supportive relationships? What will we do with new capacity? Does our program ask students to do work beyond human-only capacity? What does AI mean for our curriculum?

“We need our students to be able to do work that’s better than AI … now that they have access to AI, what better work can they do?” — @josebowen #AACUAI

How do we design better learning? How will AI alter our disciplinary learning goals? AAC&U Senior Fellow @josebowen argues these are the questions #highered should be asking. #AACUAI

“If AI is changing what is possible, what does that mean for human cognitive fitness?” — @josebowen #AACUAI

#AACUAI in-person attendees are filing in for our morning plenary session, “Are We Asking the Right Questions about Human Thinking and AI?,” featuring AAC&U senior fellow @josebowen.

Day one of the inaugural AAC&U Conference on AI and Higher Education is in the books! It was a day filled with interactive workshops, insightful plenary discussions, and thought-provoking conversations. We'll see you tomorrow! #AACUAI

Thank you to our #AACUAI student panelists, and to our moderator, AAC&U's Caleb J. Keith!