"Art in the Age of AI" is a panel discussion and audience Q&A between professors Virginie Duzer, Mark Allen, and Dustin Stokes exploring timely questions about creativity, aesthetic experience, perception, and ethics in relation to emerging AI technologies. Possible topics include the importance of context in understanding artworks, creativity and agency, and the ethical implications of AI-generated media. Mark Allen is an artist, educator, and curator based in Los Angeles, Professor of Art at Pomona College, and founder/executive director of Machine Project. Virginie Duzer chairs Romance Languages and Literatures at Pomona College and works on art, literature, and visual culture from the nineteenth century. She is currently teaching a course on Proust and AI. Dustin Stokes is a philosopher and cognitive scientist whose research focuses on perception, imagination, creativity, and aesthetic experience. He is the Chair of Metaphysics at Munich University.

Is academia responsible for MAGA? Join political theorist andauthor Laura K. Field to understand the ecosystem of far-right intellectuals and right-wing think tanks—including the Claremont Institute—whose justifications for white supremacy, xenophobia, and misogyny have shaped the Trump administration.

The Pomona Student Union will be hosting Professor Sarah Schulman for a small writer's workshop on the subject of how to incorporate advocacy and political argumentation into written work. Through this event, students will be able to ask questions directly to Professor Schulman, a writer who has vast experience engaging with social movements and academic work. This event will be held in the Mason Fireside Lounge from 6:00-7:00 P.M. on Wednesday, April 29th. Catered dinner will be provided. This event will be RSVP-only and please fill out this form if you are interested in attending: https://forms.gle/HDp6zZ8Vq3t44P3Y8. Participants will be notified about acceptance.

Come join us for a conversation with Northwestern Professor of English Sarah Schulman. Professor Schulman will be giving a talk on her recently released book: "The Fantasy and Necessity of Solidarity" which focuses on the challenges associated with social movement building. Professor Schulman, a novelist, playwright, and AIDS historian, offers consistent insight into the makings of advocacy. This will be an exciting event, with 30 people who RSVP being randomly selected to receive a copy of Prof. Schulman's book! Snacks and refreshments are provided. Seaver North Auditorium, April 30, at 7 PM.