SAH member meetups are virtual programs intended to help members connect with one another and explore a variety of topics. Meetups are free and open to current members. Past meetups have provided advice on publishing in JSAH, writing for SAH Archipedia, and crafting a strong session proposal. Other meetups have connected members who are emerging scholars, adjunct and contingent faculty, or employed outside of academia.
Have an idea for a Meetup you’d like to see or host? Email Anne Bird, Director of Membership at membership@sah.org.
October 14, 2025 | 12-1p.m. CDT
A.I. is here, and is becoming a significant factor in the academic world, and frequently appears in the press. So how do we deal with it? What challenges are you seeing in your professional work: designing, teaching, research, your students or your institution? What questions should we be asking about it? What cautions should drive engagement? What makes you excited, cautious, or skeptical, as this technology becomes ever more omnipresent? Can it enhance or shortchange learning experiences? How is your institution creating policies?
Join us for this free-wheeling (unrecorded) discussion hosted by Brett Tippey, Jordan Kauffman and Amy Finstein.
Brett Tippey is Professor of Architecture and Program Coordinator for Architectural Studies in the College of Architecture and Environmental Design at Kent State University. His research focuses on 20th century Spanish architecture and the work of Richard Neutra.
Jordan Kauffman is an assistant professor at University of Nottingham, where he teaches architectural history and architectural ethics to students of all levels, from undergraduate to doctoral. He has also contributed to the development of inclusive curriculum and pedagogy, through module creation, curriculum design, and as an active member of the Global Architectural History Teaching Collaborative (GAHTC). Prior to his career in academia, Jordan worked in architecture firms as a designer and project manager, in the press and marketing department of Zaha Hadid Architects, and as the managing editor of the architecture journal Log.
Amy Finstein is Associate Professor of Architectural and Urban History in the Department of Visual Arts at College of the Holy Cross. Her research focuses on multiple scales of modern architecture and urban change, including high-style Modern houses, sinewy elevated highways, and the careers of lesser known designers and leaders.
