AI in the Liberal Arts: Promises and Perils

An On Discourse Event

Across higher education, colleges and universities are wrestling with what AI means for society, campus communities, work, and life. As in the wider world, faculty and staff are not in agreement on what AI represents, This program brings together a panel of Furman faculty and staff who represent a mix of AI skeptics, enthusiasts, and voices in between. The panel will engage each other and attendees on a wide range of perspectives on the big questions we should be asking as AI becomes more pervasive in society and university life.

Dr. Chris Alvin, Associate Professor, Computer Science
Dr. Mai Nou Xiong-Gum, Assistant Professor, Communication Studies
Ms. Jean Schwab, Director, Center for Academic Success
Dr. Jessica Hennessey, Professor, Chair of the Economics Department
Dr. Jason Jones, Associate Academic Dean, Professor of Economics
Dr. Paul Thomas, Professor,  Education
Dr. Stephanie D. Freis, Associate Professor and Associate Director of the Faculty Development Center
Dr. Magdelyn Hammond Helwig, Writing Programs Director and Chair of Furman University’s AI Task Force