Sharpen Advantage: Empowering Responsible, Practical AI in Education

Sharpen Advantage is McGraw Hill’s innovative learning platform designed to help institutions integrate AI responsibly and with ease. Rather than replacing instruction, it enhances teaching and learning by providing actionable insights into student performance and engagement. The platform supports faculty with intuitive dashboards to identify learning gaps early and helps students develop the critical thinking and digital literacy skills needed to use AI thoughtfully in academic and professional settings. Sharpen Advantage helps institutions integrate AI responsibly and easily—no matter which course materials they use.

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Cheer on these student-entrepreneurs as they pitch to a panel of judges for a share of $50,000.

RSVP by April 13.

5:30 p.m. Doors open for a networking reception.

6:00 p.m. Pitches begin.

2026 Finalists

Alo Bloom, Kalayna Walker

Bloom + Bond, Julia Fontana

Smartective, Raedan Stephens

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You’re about to graduate. Now what? Join our team for an exclusive session on navigating the transition from the classroom to your first real paycheck.

Wednesday, April 15 | 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. | BEC Dining Room
Lunch will be provided.
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Michael Daiy | Associate, Platinum Equity

Arnoud Krijt | Managing Director, TPG Peppertree
Sean Martin | Vice President, Bluehenge Capital Partners

Ryan Roberge | Senior Managing Director, Stonepeak

RSVP by 2 p.m. April 16.
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Presented by the LSU Department of Finance and The de Soto Society.

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QuantHub partners with universities across the Southeast to deliver adaptive, AI-powered curriculum that teaches students critical thinking, data literacy, and AI fluency. Faculty will see how schools like the University of Alabama, Emory, and Sam Houston State are using QuantHub to build and deliver course materials in weeks instead of months, with direct integration into Moodle so content drops straight into the LMS faculty already use.

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Twelve residential mortgage companies are expected to attend and will be available to discuss career opportunities with students from all majors. Registration is not required, and business casual attire is recommended. For more information, contact Brian Andrews at andrews@lsu.edu.

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No registration is required. This event is open to all students and faculty.

Schedule of Events

9:15–9:45 Welcome Coffee9:45–10:30 Natalie Bau, UCLA “Information and Productivity in Education Markets” with Tahir Andrabi (Pomona College) Jishnu Das (Georgetown University), and Asim Khwaja (Harvard University)10:30–11:15 Maya Mikdash, LSU “Attorney Value-Added and Racial Disparities in the Criminal Justice System” with Mark Hoekstra (University of Texas-Austin) and Suhyeon Oh (Texas A&M University)11:15–11:30 Coffee Break11:30–12:15 Emily Nix, University of Southern California “Learning to Harm: The Intergenerational Transmission of Gender-Based Violence” with Bilge Erten (Northeastern University), Susan Niknami (Swedish Institute for Social Research), and Anna Sandberg (Swedish Institute for Social Research)12:15–2:15 Lunch Break2:15–3:00 Steve Mello, Dartmouth College “Selection Bias and Racial Disparities in Police Use of Force” with Felipe Gonçalves (UCLA) and Emily Weisburst (UCLA)3:00–3:45 Dan Keniston, LSU “The Social Construction of Race during Reconstruction” with Anjali Adukia (University of Chicago), Richard Hornbeck (University of Chicago), and Benjamin Lualdi (University of Chicago)3:45–4:15 Coffee Break4:15–5:00 Ben Hansen, University of Oregon “Coca’s Return and the American Overdose Fallout” with Xinming Du (National University of Singapore), Shan Zhang (Old Dominion University), and Eric Zou (University of Michigan)5:00 Adjourn

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Join Faulk & Winkler on April 28, 2026, from 9:30–10:30 AM in the BEC Rotunda at LSU for a grab-and-go breakfast to celebrate finishing another year strong.

Stop by, refuel, and let us congratulate you on a year well done. We can’t wait to see you there!

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