Panelists appraised the changing landscape in academic public health and how programs can continue to innovate while strategically meeting accreditation priorities and attracting students to our dynamic field. The symposium convened Tennessee’s academic public health community alongside state practice leaders. Tennessee Health Commissioner, John R. Dunn, DVM, PhD, opened the meeting, and faculty from a dozen Tennessee institutions attended, including ASPPH graduate members East Tennessee State University College of Public Health, Meharry Medical College Department of Public Health, University of Memphis School of Public Health, and Vanderbilt University Institute for Medicine and Public Health. ASPPH looks forward to continuing these important conversations with our members and partners as we help shape the responsible integration of AI into academic public health. Through collaboration and shared learning, we can prepare future public health professionals to thrive in an evolving educational and practice landscape.