KINGSTON, R.I. 鈥� Oct. 14, 2025 鈥� Artificial intelligence and education garner plenty of mainstream attention鈥攕ometimes too much. But in a counterintuitive way, this over-hype actually makes society less prepared for the realities of learning in an AI world.
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Culatta鈥檚 lecture will be followed on Oct. 28 by Eric Felix, of San Diego State University, who studies higher education reform with a focus on community colleges and policy implementation. A full roster of speakers can be found on the .
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