Navigating the AI Revolution: Insights from Senior Leaders in Higher Education (AAC&U webinar)

In late 2024, AAC&U and Elon University’s Imagining the Digital Future Center surveyed senior college and university leaders to discern how they believe AI is affecting higher education and what they think will emerge in the future. This session will begin with a brief overview of key findings from the recently published report on the survey, followed by a conversation among leaders in higher education who will reflect on the findings and offer their perspectives on what lies ahead.

Panelists:

• Connie Book, President, Elon University
• Mike Flores, Chancellor, Alamo Colleges District
• Lynn Pasquerella, President, AAC&U
• Lee Rainie, Director of the Imagining the Digital Future Center, Elon University
• Yves Salomon-Fernández, President, Urban College of Boston
• C. Edward Watson, Vice President for Digital Innovation, AAC&U

Sponsored by AAC&U’s 2025–26 Institute on AI, Pedagogy, and the Curriculum, this webinar is part of “AI Week,” a series of expert-led webinars designed to explore AI’s impact on higher education and equip institutions with strategies for integrating AI into teaching, learning, and institutional planning. Registration is free and open to all.

For more information, visit the AAC&U event page: https://www.aacu.org/webinars/navigating-the-ai-revolution-insights-from-senior-leaders-in-higher-education