{"id":106865,"date":"2025-08-11T10:40:20","date_gmt":"2025-08-11T14:40:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/?p=106865"},"modified":"2025-10-23T16:42:17","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T20:42:17","slug":"ai-research-and-real-world-impact-take-shape-at-umw-through-center-for-ai-and-the-liberal-arts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2025\/08\/11\/ai-research-and-real-world-impact-take-shape-at-umw-through-center-for-ai-and-the-liberal-arts\/","title":{"rendered":"AI Research and Real-World Impact Take Shape at UMW&#8217;s Center for AI and the Liberal Arts"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_106867\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-106867\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2025\/08\/11\/ai-research-and-real-world-impact-take-shape-at-umw-through-center-for-ai-and-the-liberal-arts\/fall-branded-photo-shoot-october-2022-6\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-106867\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"106867\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2025\/08\/11\/ai-research-and-real-world-impact-take-shape-at-umw-through-center-for-ai-and-the-liberal-arts\/fall-branded-photo-shoot-october-2022-6\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/08\/221026_umw_fall-1760-Edit.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"8195,5465\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;20&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Parker Michels-Boyce&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS R5&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Fall branded photo shoot, October 2022&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1666806540&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Parker Michels-Boyce Photography&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;64&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.1&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Fall branded photo shoot, October 2022&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Fall branded photo shoot, October 2022\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Fall branded photo shoot, October 2022&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/08\/221026_umw_fall-1760-Edit-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/08\/221026_umw_fall-1760-Edit-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"wpa-warning wpa-image-missing-alt wp-image-106867 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/08\/221026_umw_fall-1760-Edit-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"The Center for AI and the Liberal Arts at UMW launches this fall. The Hurley Convergence Center, pictured, will host a fall course titled AI and Society.\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" data-warning=\"Missing alt text\" srcset=\"\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/08\/221026_umw_fall-1760-Edit-300x200.jpg 300w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/08\/221026_umw_fall-1760-Edit-1024x683.jpg 1024w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/08\/221026_umw_fall-1760-Edit-768x512.jpg 768w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/08\/221026_umw_fall-1760-Edit-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-106867\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Center for AI and the Liberal Arts at UMW launches this fall. The Hurley Convergence Center, pictured, will host a fall course titled AI and Society.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The University of Mary Washington has long been a leader in higher education adapted to a global digital environment. Now with the acceleration of artificial intelligence (AI), it has centered this work, bringing together faculty and students from communication and digital studies, computer science, humanities, social sciences, arts and other fields to explore AI&#8217;s applications and implications in a liberal arts context. The Center for AI and the Liberal Arts at UMW launches this fall 2025.<\/p>\n<p>UMW\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/academics.umw.edu\/center-for-ai\/\">Center for AI and the Liberal Arts<\/a> will serve as a hub for research, teaching and public engagement. Led by Professor of Communication and Digital Studies Anand Rao, the Center focuses on valuable knowledge and skills essential for students and educators.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re not just preparing students for the classroom \u2014 we\u2019re preparing them for the world beyond it, and that means preparing them for an AI-driven future,\u201d said Rao. \u201cIt\u2019s essential to understand what AI will mean for the workforce, education, and our daily lives. Our students won\u2019t just learn about AI \u2014 they\u2019ll help shape the conversation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Center\u2019s launch also aligns with UMW\u2019s broader mission to foster critical thinking, ethical leadership and civic engagement in a rapidly evolving digital world. With course topics already on the schedule this summer and fall, the Center has programming underway to support students, faculty and the broader community.<\/p>\n<p>The Center will support a range of initiatives, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Courses and Curriculum Development<\/strong>: New interdisciplinary classes that examine AI through the lenses of ethics, communication, digital studies and the humanities.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Student Projects and Research<\/strong>: Opportunities for students to engage in hands-on AI projects, including chatbot development, augmented debate and AI explainability.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Faculty Collaboration and Grants<\/strong>: Support for faculty research and grant proposals that explore AI\u2019s impact on education, society and culture.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Public Events and Outreach<\/strong>: Workshops, guest lectures and community partnerships, including public workshops.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A key distinction of UMW\u2019s work in this realm will be the educational approach, in not just teaching how AI works, but in asking why it matters, who it impacts and how we can use it responsibly. Students will explore AI across interdisciplinary studies \u2013 for example, philosophy, sciences, ethics and the humanities \u2013 gaining a deeper understanding of its societal implications.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn today\u2019s AI landscape, we need people who understand not just the technology, but its limitations and how to apply it ethically across industries,\u201d said Rao. \u201cIt\u2019s not enough to have engineers who build AI systems; we also need critical thinkers to question them, policymakers to navigate the societal impact, artists and writers to explore cultural meaning, and ethical leaders to ensure technology serves the common good.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>UMW students, in particular, will be prepared to bridge the gap between technical teams and broader business or social concerns throughout their careers.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_106868\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-106868\" style=\"width: 358px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2025\/08\/11\/ai-research-and-real-world-impact-take-shape-at-umw-through-center-for-ai-and-the-liberal-arts\/photographer-268\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-106868\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"106868\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2025\/08\/11\/ai-research-and-real-world-impact-take-shape-at-umw-through-center-for-ai-and-the-liberal-arts\/photographer-268\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/08\/Anand-Rao-1-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1599\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Norm Shafer&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;X-T2&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Anand Rao talking with students, Wednesday Feb. 28, 2018. **Staged situation for video** (Photo by Norm Shafer).&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1519776000&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Norm Shafer@2018&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;74.4&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Photographer&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;UMW\u2019s Center for AI and the Liberal Arts will be led by Professor of Communication and Digital Studies Anand Rao (pictured here). Rao is a nationally recognized expert in AI education. Photo by Norm Shafer.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/08\/Anand-Rao-1-300x187.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/08\/Anand-Rao-1-1024x640.jpg\" class=\" wp-image-106868\" src=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/08\/Anand-Rao-1-300x187.jpg\" alt=\"UMW\u2019s Center for AI and the Liberal Arts will be led by Professor of Communication and Digital Studies Anand Rao, a nationally recognized expert in AI education. Photo by Norm Shafer.\" width=\"358\" height=\"223\" srcset=\"\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/08\/Anand-Rao-1-300x187.jpg 300w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/08\/Anand-Rao-1-1024x640.jpg 1024w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/08\/Anand-Rao-1-768x480.jpg 768w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/08\/Anand-Rao-1-1536x959.jpg 1536w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/08\/Anand-Rao-1-2048x1279.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 358px) 100vw, 358px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-106868\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">UMW\u2019s Center for AI and the Liberal Arts will be led by Professor of Communication and Digital Studies Anand Rao. Photo by Norm Shafer.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Rao, a nationally recognized expert in AI education, has presented at international conferences, including the AI &amp; Big Data Expo in London and the Ai4 Conference in Las Vegas. His work on AI pluralism and debate-centered instruction has been featured in\u00a0<em>Higher Education Digest<\/em>\u00a0and other academic venues, and he has edited and contributed to a new book, to be published this fall, focused on AI pluralism, outlining strategies to develop more explainable and aligned AI systems based on argumentation and debate. He is the co-author and co-editor of the 2023 book, <em>Chat(GPT): Navigating the Impact of Generative AI Technologies on Educational Theory and Practice<\/em>, which debuted as the No. 1 new release in Curricula and in the Top 10 for Educational Professional Development.<\/p>\n<p>This summer, Rao introduced a complimentary one-credit course for incoming and current Mary Washington students that provides the tools to understand and apply AI in an effective and ethical way, particularly in an academic setting. The online, self-paced course \u2013 Introduction to AI \u2013 shares foundational knowledge about how AI works, how to integrate it into work and approach it with critical awareness.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_106869\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-106869\" style=\"width: 376px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2025\/08\/11\/ai-research-and-real-world-impact-take-shape-at-umw-through-center-for-ai-and-the-liberal-arts\/umw-shoot-02-21-23-6\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-106869\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"106869\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2025\/08\/11\/ai-research-and-real-world-impact-take-shape-at-umw-through-center-for-ai-and-the-liberal-arts\/umw-shoot-02-21-23-6\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/08\/TR_UMW_022120235621-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1746\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Tom Rothenberg&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D5&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1677006572&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;2023\/Tom Rothenberg&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;24&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;2000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.005&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;UMW shoot 02.21.23&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Students working in UMW&amp;#8217;s Hurley Convergence. UMW students will explore AI across interdisciplinary studies \u2013 for example, philosophy, sciences, ethics and the humanities \u2013 gaining a deeper understanding of its societal implications. &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/08\/TR_UMW_022120235621-300x205.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/08\/TR_UMW_022120235621-1024x698.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-106869\" src=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/08\/TR_UMW_022120235621-300x205.jpg\" alt=\"UMW students, pictured here working in the Hurley Convergence Center, will explore AI across interdisciplinary studies \u2013 for example, philosophy, sciences, ethics and the humanities \u2013 gaining a deeper understanding of its societal implications.\" width=\"376\" height=\"257\" srcset=\"\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/08\/TR_UMW_022120235621-300x205.jpg 300w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/08\/TR_UMW_022120235621-1024x698.jpg 1024w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/08\/TR_UMW_022120235621-768x524.jpg 768w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/08\/TR_UMW_022120235621-1536x1048.jpg 1536w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/08\/TR_UMW_022120235621-2048x1397.jpg 2048w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/08\/TR_UMW_022120235621-1131x772.jpg 1131w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 376px) 100vw, 376px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-106869\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">UMW students, pictured here working in the Hurley Convergence Center, will explore AI across interdisciplinary studies \u2013 for example, philosophy, sciences, ethics and the humanities \u2013 gaining a deeper understanding of its societal implications.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In addition to the summer course, Rao will introduce a more extensive fall course DGST 301N: AI and Society. This course will delve deeper into the implications of AI on various career paths and personal interests. Students will have the opportunity to build their own chatbots, engage in discussions and debates, and attend guest lectures from leading experts. The course will be held in UMW\u2019s Hurley Convergence Center Digital Auditorium and will include both in-person and online components. Through the hands-on course, students will harness AI tools, tackle ethical, creative and societal challenges through real-world projects, and develop practical skills to become informed leaders in the AI era. Students can enroll in this semester-long course during the registration process or as they add or drop classes, and seats will be available for transfer and incoming first-year students.<\/p>\n<p>Rao also leads community discussions and speaks at regional events, serving as an expert on AI in education, and most recently joined a panel for the Fredericksburg Regional Chamber of Commerce. He has worked with the UMW Foundation Board through strategic planning and AI-guided sessions. Foundation Board Member Donna Sheehan Gladis \u201868 and her husband Steve, have been so impressed with the work and the initiative that they provided seed funding for the Center through a $100,000 gift over the next five years.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve seen firsthand how quickly AI technology is changing the world \u2014 and how important it is for students to be prepared. That\u2019s why we\u2019re so excited to help launch the AI Center at the University of Mary Washington,\u201d said the Gladises. \u201cWe want liberal arts students to graduate with not only a strong foundation in critical thinking and creativity, but also the AI skills to apply those strengths in today\u2019s high-tech workplace. Our hope is that this Center for AI and Liberal Arts will inspire curiosity, spark innovation, and ensure UMW graduates are ready to thrive, compete, and lead in whatever future they choose.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/academics.umw.edu\/center-for-ai\/\">Center for AI and the Liberal Arts at UMW<\/a> website to learn more and see a schedule of upcoming events. <i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alumni.umw.edu\/centerforai\">Support the work of the Center for AI and the Liberal Arts directly<\/a> through a gift. 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