Please join us for the third annual event on this topic organized by the system wide UMass Innovates Planning Committee.
Previously held as the AI Symposium (2024) and the AI in Higher Education & Research Day (2025), the conference has been rebranded as "UMass Innovates." The program shifts the focus beyond the buzzword “AI” to emphasize concrete, evidence-based approaches that improve teaching and learning in classrooms and research labs.
Hosted each spring by the Office of the President, Department of Academic Affairs, Student Affairs and Equity (AASAE), this annual conference showcases advances and innovations in education, teaching, learning, and research at UMass and beyond, including developments in AI and other enabling technologies.
Date & Location Information:
Tuesday, April 7, 2026
Doors open at 8:30 am, program is from 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
Register below.
UMass Boston
Campus Center Ballroom
100 Morrissey Blvd, Boston
Keynote Speaker
C. Edward Watson, Vice President for Digital Innovation with the American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U), and formerly Director of the Center for Teaching and Learning at the University of Georgia. He is the author of Teaching with AI: A Practical Guide to A New Era of Human Learning.