Harvey Mudd College to Host National Conference on AI in Higher Education

A team of multidisciplinary faculty at The Claremont Colleges will host a national conference on AI and higher education, “(Re)Imagining Liberal Arts & STEM Education in the Age of GenAI,” May 21–22 on the Harvey Mudd College campus.

The two-day conference will bring together faculty, academic administrators, industry leaders and students to move beyond the “academic integrity” debate toward a new paradigm for teaching. The conference will tackle critical questions: What cognitive tasks remain uniquely human? Should we still teach skills that AI can automate? And, how do we assess learning when the tools themselves are evolving daily?

“GenAI tools provide both challenges and opportunities in education,” said Josh Brake, one of the conference organizers. “This conference will focus on innovative approaches to teaching with and about AI tools, with a particular focus on the impact these tools will have on society. We will be looking at what we teach, why we teach it, and how we teach and assess it.”

Keynotes include:

“What should we know about AI?”
Alex Hartemink, professor of computer science and biology, Duke University

“Imagining Otherwise: Reframing Ethical AI”
Dylan Baker, lead research engineer, DAIR Institute and Harvey Mudd Class of 2017

“AI Aware Teaching”
Marc Watkins, assistant director of academic innovation, lecturer of writing and rhetoric, University of Mississippi

“Love to Learn: Reimagining Learning in the Age of AI”
Isabelle Hau, executive director, Stanford Accelerator for Learning

The event is organized by a multidisciplinary cohort of faculty from across the Claremont Colleges including experts in computer science, engineering, mathematics, social sciences and the arts. Workshops by leading voices in AI, education and institutional strategy will provide attendees with actionable pedagogical strategies.

Registration Information

Faculty, instructional designers, academic administrators, and students nationwide are encouraged to attend. Participants from all disciplines—STEM, humanities, arts and social sciences—are welcome as AI’s impact spans all fields. Registration includes full conference access, all meals and workshop materials.

• Claremont Colleges Consortium: Free for faculty, staff and students.
• General Public: $250

For the full schedule and to register, visit the AXL Conference website.