Charles Town, WV— October 13, 2025 – The future of education powered by Artificial Intelligence (AI) will be the focus of American Public University System’s (APUS) free two-day virtual conference on Friday, Oct. 16-17, 2025.
The event, “AI and the Future of Education: Innovations in Learning and Teaching for Student Success,” will bring together educators, innovators and thought leaders to explore how AI is reshaping classrooms, campuses, and careers. It is open to the public and will feature 59 presenters in total.
Attendees can register here.
The keynote speaker will be Daniel Lopez, managing director at OneGoal and host of the long-running podcast “AI Education Conversation.” Lopez, who has been instrumental in discussing AI impacts in education at every level, from K-12 through higher education, will present on the possibilities of AI in reshaping classrooms, campuses and career readiness.
Lopez has interviewed high-impact leaders across education including Erin Mote leader of InnovateEDU, Chris Agnew, Director of Generative AI for Education Hub at Stanford University, and Emily Pacheco, founder of the AI in College Admissions Special Interest Group.
Other conference sessions will focus on the growing role of AI in higher education, including personalized learning, adaptive assessments, accessibility, student support, workforce preparation and ethical considerations.
“Artificial Intelligence is already transforming how we teach and support students, and our conference provides an important space to explore both its opportunities and responsibilities,” said Dr. Elizabeth Johnson, Provost and Senior Vice President of APUS. “We are proud to bring together thought leaders and practitioners to share insights on how AI can foster innovation while keeping student success at the center of education.”
The event will feature robust content and presentations selected from more than 100 proposals that were peer-reviewed by a wide-ranging APUS academic committee. In addition to the 59 presenters, there are 20 on-demand posters that attendees can view. Attendees will join dynamic sessions such as:
- Teaching: AI-Powered Strategies Across Disciplines (Dr. Hattie Washington, founder of Aunt Hattie’s Place, Consultant, and Educator)
- Learning: Rethinking Academic Integrity Through GenAI (Tiffany Petricini & Sarah Zipf, Penn State Behrend)
- Student Support: Scaling Advising with AI (Shahryar Abbaasi, Risely AI)
- Emerging Trends: Predicting Cognitive Trajectories with LLMs (Dr. Frank Appiah, APUS)
- Ethics & Policy: Digital Discrimination and Fairness (Cynthia Gentile, APUS) and Generative AI & Moral Decision-Making (Abdullah & Nazia Shahid, Cornell)
- Equity & Access: Reimagining Student Mental Health with AI (Dr. Donna Joy, APUS)
The two-day event is fully virtual. For more details, visit the conference website.
About American Public University System
American Public University System (APUS) delivers affordable, high-quality, workforce-relevant higher education. With a rich, 34-year history and vibrant community of over 160,000 alumni from more than 80 countries, APUS is recognized for its innovative approach to online learning1. APUS is in the top 22% for students’ return on educational investment, compared to 4,396 colleges and universities nationwide, based on data collected by the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce (2025).
APUS, which includes American Military University (AMU) and American Public University (APU), is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC), an institutional accreditation agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. APUS is a wholly owned subsidiary of American Public Education, Inc. (Nasdaq: APEI). For more information, visit www.apus.edu.
1APUS has been honored with the online Learning Consortium’s Gomory Award for Quality Online Education and is a five-time recipient of the consortium’s Effective Practice Award https://www.apus.edu/newsroom/awards/.
