AI and the Future of Education: 2026 BU Wheelock Forum

As artificial intelligence advances at unprecedented speed, it is generating curiosity and excitement while also reshaping education in profound ways. Alongside its promise to expand creativity, broaden access, and personalize learning, AI raises critical questions about ethics, equity, and the human side of teaching and learning.

Join us in exploring what it truly means to teach and learn well in an AI-shaped world. Together, we will reflect on current challenges, share perspectives, and consider how AI can be developed and used in ways that improve learning outcomes, support educators, and benefit students.

Featuring:

• Aaron Rasmussen (COM’06, CAS’06), entrepreneur, inventor, and game designer

• Clay Hopper and James Grady, BU's College of Fine Arts, co-creators of Random Actor

• Dean Penny Bishop, BU Wheelock

• TJ McKenna, Nermeen Dashoush, Michael Alan Chang, and Naomi Caselli, BU Wheelock

The program will be followed by a reception and demonstrations of BU student work from CivicHacks 2026.

Free and open to all.