Victor Taylor – Innovate AI 2026
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Victor Taylor, Ph.D.
Victor Taylor serves as the vice provost for graduate education and extended studies and professor of English-interdisciplinary studies at ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ. He earned his doctorate in humanities with a focus on postmodern studies from Syracuse University and has held faculty and visiting researcher positions at a variety of institutions, including Johns Hopkins University; University of California, Los Angeles; University of California, Irvine; and the University of Pennsylvania.
At SDSU, he oversees the Graduate School, Continuing and Distance Education, Instructional Design Services and the Center for Professional Enrichment and Teaching Excellence. His work also supports initiatives in artificial intelligence innovation and policy development, the scholarship of teaching and learning, and civic engagement through a Mellon Foundation grant for postcarceral students.
As a nationally-recognized humanities scholar, he has published four books and edited seven volumes on topics ranging from literary and religious studies to the philosophy of technology. His current project is a coedited volume on AI leadership in higher education with Parlor Press. Beginning in 2026, he serves as the co-director of SDSU’s Center for AI Innovation and Emergent Technologies, which is a hub for the university’s AI activities across campus.