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SUMMARY:Exhibition:CAS Exhibit. Հմայարան / Hmayaran by Levon Kafafian (Detroit-based Artist)
DESCRIPTION:Exhibit Opening: March 12\, 2026\nExhibit Dates: March 12-30\, 2026\, International Institute Gallery\, 547 Weiser Hall\n\nSet within Kafafian's speculative future world Azadistan—a place of magic and spirits beyond a digital collapse\, Հմայարան / Hmayaran is an immersive shrine housing a series of soft-sculptural artifacts reimagining objects Armenians have traditionally crafted for spiritual power and protection.\n \n     Kafafian's focus in this exhibition is on the marks Armenians carve into stone\, clay and wood to imbue meaning\, memory and magic into their lived environments\, particularly as part of folk traditions outside of the realms of church and state.\n   \n     Channeled from the collective Armenian diasporic imaginary\, Kafafian's Portal Fire series depicts a narrative story that emerges from the materials as they are brought into relationship through weaving\, dyeing\, embellishment and thread. In this story world hybrid cultural practices and alternative spiritual modes develop from embodied traditions in response to the changing physical and cultural landscape of Southwest Asia in a future where technological catastrophe has severed global communications and erased digital archives. The multi-ethnic society of Azadistan takes shape through installations\, objects\, texts and performances manifesting the multiplicity of Aremenian-ness through the dimensions of a complicated past and its potential for a vibrant\, evolving futurity.\n\nCosponsor: Institute for the Humanities
UID:143403-21893082@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143403
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Armenian Studies,Art,Exhibition,Area Studies
LOCATION:Weiser Hall - International Institute Gallery, Room 547
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DTSTAMP:20260226T090647
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SUMMARY:Conference / Symposium:Innovation Summit: AI & the Future of Learning
DESCRIPTION:*Note: The event is currently at capacity and no longer accepting registrations.*\n\nAs part of the University of Michigan Life-Changing Education theme year and Campus of the Future event series\, the AI & the Future of Learning Summit will bring together the brightest minds in education and the latest advanced technologies\, including artificial intelligence tools\, that are reshaping our academic landscape. \n\nThe summit\, hosted by the Center for Academic Innovation\, explores the campus of the future through a deliberate arc: first examining how AI is reshaping industries and work\, then reimagining the learner experience\, exploring the innovation infrastructure required to scale change\, and finally asking what responsibility and opportunity mean for universities in an AI-capable world.\n\nThe day will feature thought-provoking conversations\, presentations\, and panel discussions\, asking the audience to engage with big ideas facing higher education today. \n\nThose registered to attend or on the waitlist can find event information\, including the full agenda and speaker information\, on the official registration page. \n\nWhether you are discovering new tools\, experimenting with AI in your teaching or work\, or contributing to the broader conversation about technology and education\, the AI & the Future of Learning Summit offers a space to engage\, connect\, and move ideas forward.\n\n____\n\nOur Speakers\n\nAnant Agarwal\n*Chief Academic Officer\, 2U/edX*\n\nMJ Bishop\n*Founder\, MJ Bishop Consulting\, LLC*\n\nKevin Connell\n*GTM for Education\, OpenAI*\n\nJames DeVaney\n*Founding Executive Director and Associate Vice Provost for Academic Innovation\, Center for Academic Innovation*\n\nBhushan Heda\n*Chief Technology Officer and Chief Operating Officer\, Emeritus*\n\nKemi Jona\n*Vice Provost for Online Education and Digital Innovation\, University of Virginia*\n\nJohn Katzman\n*Chief Executive Officer\, Noodle*\n\nStephanie Khurana\n*Chief Executive Officer\, Axim Collaborative*\n\nCarissa Little\n*Associate Dean\, Stanford University School of Engineering*\n\nMargo Martinez\n*Vice President and General Manager of Education\, Salesforce*\n\nJenny Maxwell\n*General Manager of Superhuman for Education\, Superhuman*\n\nQuentin McAndrew\n*Global Academic Strategist\, Coursera*\n\nChris Parrish\n*Co-Founder and President\, Podium*\n\nDeborah Quazzo\n*Managing Partner\, GSV Ventures*\n\nDavid Rhew\, MD\n*Global Chief Medical Officer and Vice President of Healthcare\, Health\, and Life Sciences\, Microsoft*\n\nValerie Singer\n*General Manager of AWS Global Education\, Amazon/AWS*\n\nTigran Sloyan\n*Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder\, CodeSignal*\n\nClaire Zau\n*Partner and AI Lead\, GSV Ventures*
UID:143467-21893237@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143467
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Information and Technology,Higher Education,Education,Artificial Intelligence,Academic Technology At Michigan,Academic Innovation
LOCATION:Michigan Union - Rogel Ballroom
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