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Tack Faculty Lecture Series

Celebrating William & 玛丽’s intellectual life.

The Tack Faculty Lecture Series is a W&M tradition that enables the university and local communities to come together to celebrate both faculty excellence and the intellectual liveliness of the university. Through this series, a William & 玛丽 professor addresses the community on a topic of general interest at least once a semester.

This series gives everyone the opportunity to take part in the William & 玛丽 experience. It showcases some of our most engaging professors and is an opportunity for all members of the Tribe and beyond to take part in our relentless pursuit of knowledge.

Spring 2025 Lecture

Dr. Douglas C. Schmidt, inaugural dean of the School of Computing, Data Sciences & Physics, discussed how to strike the right balance between AI’s transformative potential and human ingenuity to ensure that we surf the AI wave rather than being swept away or left behind.