Events

At the Alliance for Higher Education in Prison’s NCHEP Conference, Ithaka S+R’s Ess Pokornowski will join a panel to discuss accessibility and assistive technologies in carceral classrooms and libraries. Drawing from firsthand experience and research, panelists will share how accessible education and library services can transform prison environments, support rehabilitation, and foster lifelong learning. Attendees will leave with real-world examples, actionable strategies, and collaborative pathways that are grounded in recent studies, publications, and research to help make aspirational changes…

At a virtual event for Kean University on April 10, 2026, Claire Baytas will share an overview of what Ithaka S+R has been learning across the past three years about generative AI adoption in postsecondary teaching, learning, and research. The presentation will draw from Ithaka S+R’s research studies, such as our Making AI Generative for Higher Education and AI Literacy cohort projects, as well as our regular interactions with stakeholders across higher education and ongoing landscape analysis. The presentation will…

Research administration is becoming more complex each year. In the past decade, federal agencies have introduced more than 200 new or revised policies affecting research administration, while philanthropy and private funding add additional compliance expectations. For Emerging Research Institutions (ERIs), these pressures are especially difficult to manage with limited staffing and infrastructure. In a webinar organized by Atom Grants, Ruby MacDougall and Dylan Ruediger will share findings from two workshops supported by the National Science Foundation’s GRANTED program and…

At the AAC&U Conference on Learning and Student Success, Ithaka S+R’s Michael Fried, Nathan Kelber, and Zhuo Chen will facilitate a roundtable discussion on supporting faculty in integrating AI into their teaching. The conference is scheduled to take place on April 15-18, 2026.

At AASCU’s “Transforming Local Communities: A Symposium for Rural Presidents and Chancellors” event, Ioana Hulbert will join a cross-sector panel representing AASCU’s Rural Student Success Network, alongside panelists Peter Nwosu, Brian Noland, Stephanie Sowl, and Lisa Hunter. The panel will explore how partnerships, institutional leadership, strategic investment, and evidence-based insights transform outcomes for rural students. Learn more about the event, on April 21, 2026, at 8:30-9:30am ET.