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Murray Farish Featured at the St. Louis Community College Regional Mini-Conference on the Human Impact of AI in Higher Education

Murray Farish Featured at the St. Louis Community College Regional Mini-Conference on the Human Impact of AI in Higher Education

March 13, 2026

St. Louis Community College will host The Human Impact of AI in Higher Education, a free interactive mini-conference bringing together academic leaders, tech leaders, and teaching innovators to explore how artificial intelligence is reshaping the human dimensions of higher education.

Webster University English Professor Murray Farish will be one of the speakers at the event. The event will be held on April 14 from 2 to 4:30 p.m. at St. Louis Community College-Forest Park, 4600 Oakland Ave., St. Louis, MO, 63110, in the Health Sciences Building, Room 412.

As the region's convener of forward-thinking collaboration, St. Louis Community College is uniting experts from six institutions - Lindenwood University, Maryville University, Saint Louis University, St. Louis Community College, Washington University in St. Louis and Webster University - for a future-focused discussion on AI's evolving influence on learning, teaching and work.

"AI is transforming higher education in real time, from the way students learn to how faculty teach and how institutions operate," said Renita Luck, EdS, associate vice chancellor for distance learning at St. Louis Community College. "This convening is about ensuring we remain attentive to the human side of that transformation: the people, the roles, the ethics and the evolving expectations of what it means to learn and work in an AI-mediated world."

Regional higher education faculty and deans, CIOs, and leadership are invited to attend and engage in interactive discussions with guest speakers.

Speakers Include:

  • Lindenwood University • W. Travis McMaken, PhD, interim dean, College of Arts and Humanities, Butler Bible Endowed Professor of Religion • James Hutson, PhD, professor, department head, College of Arts and Humanities
  • Maryville University • Brian M. Gant, EdD, assistant professor of cybersecurity, program lead, undergraduate
    cybersecurity • Phyllis R. Davis, MBA, director, cybersecurity graduate program
  • Saint Louis University • Mike Holmes, DT, director of academic applications, Information Technology Services • Jackson Nickerson, PhD, dean, Chaifetz School of Business
  • St. Louis Community College • Renita Luck, EdS, associate vice chancellor for distance learning
  • Washington University in St. Louis • Anna M. Cunningham, MEd, PhD, assistant director of teaching innovation, Center for Teaching and Learning • Jeromey Farmer, PhD, professor of practice and academic chair, McKelvey School of Engineering • Dan Maranan, MBA, executive director, Digital Intelligence and Innovation Accelerator
  • Webster University • Murray Farish, PhD, associate professor of English

Refreshments will be provided, and no registration is necessary. Free parking is available in the STLCC-Forest Park parking garage off Macklind Ave.

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Established in 1962, St. Louis Community College (STLCC) is Missouri's largest community college district and one of the largest in the United States. With four vibrant campuses - Florissant Valley, Forest Park, Meramec, and Wildwood - STLCC annually serves over 34,000 students through a diverse array of credit courses, continuing education, and workforce development programs.

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