Named by Time as one of the most influential people in the field of artificial intelligence, Alondra Nelson will visit The College of New Jersey on Tuesday, October 15, as the next speaker in the Foster Distinguished Visitor series.
Nelson will speak at 4 p.m. in the Mayo Concert Hall in the Music Building, participating in a conversation moderated by Judi Cook, executive director of TCNJ’s Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning. The event is free and open to the public.
As acting director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, Nelson oversaw the release of President Biden’s blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights last fall. She is the Harold F. Linder Professor at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey.
“AI is transforming the landscape of education, business, and daily life in profound ways,” Cook said. “Dr. Nelson’s leadership with the AI Bill of Rights initiative, combined with her research in science, technology, and society, make her an ideal choice for the distinguished visitor series. This event will help us explore the critical question: what should informed citizens understand about AI policy?”
Created in 2022 by a gift from TCNJ’s 16th president and current political science professor, Kathryn A. Foster, the Foster Distinguished Visitor Series brings nationally known scholars, artists, writers, scientists, political leaders, and other luminaries to campus for a combination of in-person public presentations and small-group discussions with students, faculty, staff, partners, and friends of the college.
For more information on the Foster Distinguished Visitor Series, please contact John Donohue, vice president of college advancement and the executive director of the TCNJ Foundation, at jdonohue@tcnj.edu.
The Kathryn A. Foster Distinguished Visitor fund and all gifts to the college are stewarded by the TCNJ Foundation. This nonprofit, tax-exempt corporation partners with TCNJ to thoughtfully invest and preserve the college’s endowment and ensure that contributions from donors are used according to their wishes and in support of the college’s mission.
— Emily W. Dodd ‘03