Higher education needs better AI experiences, not more AI tools
AI gains traction when it stops being a separate experiment and becomes an integrated part of the teaching and learning experience
Artificial intelligence is becoming increasingly embedded across higher education. As AI policies continue to evolve, faculty are gaining greater clarity and opportunity to responsibly use new tools, including AI-powered assistants, content generation tools, chatbots, and a growing number of AI-enabled applications.
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Beyond a keynote speaker: A strategic roadmap for AI in higher education
The atmosphere inside the Global Connect/American Accounting Association conference at Caesar’s Palace in August 2026 was a study in contrasts. Outside, the Las Vegas sun was punishing, an environment so relentless that I joked that the swag bags should have swapped out sunblock for flame retardant.
Archiving your academic journey: Preserving coursework and program artifacts
Nearly every week, I get queries from potential students about obtaining credit for previous coursework towards a degree or licensure. Often, they are unable to provide detailed records of their previous academic work beyond the transcript.
How we recovered student trust after big Wi-Fi challenges
Every day I come to work at Gettysburg College wearing a college-branded cap that I bought with a $25 gift card, presented to me by the Student Senate for leading an effort to improve student access to the campus Wi-Fi.
Employers keep talking about durable skills–they may come from surprising places
Every few years, a new set of skills migrates to the top of employers’ hiring wish lists, and higher education scrambles to respond with retooled curricula, rebranded programs, and freshly minted credentials designed to close whatever gap the labor market has most recently identified.
Higher education’s grade inflation conundrum
Grade inflation is all the rage in higher education. Harvard has a proposal to reduce the number of A’s it awards. A Yale faculty committee proposed that 3.0 should be the mean grade.
Accreditation’s AI reckoning: Can colleges still prove students are learning?
Higher education is approaching a credibility crisis: Colleges may still be awarding degrees, but can they prove that students—not their AI tools—have actually learned? Accreditation has long depended on evidence that institutions define outcomes, assess student achievement, and use results to improve.
Strengthening campus pathways to student mental health care
Among college students, 37 percent report moderate to severe depressive symptoms and 33 percent report moderate to severe anxiety. More than three-quarters (76 percent) of college students report moderate or high stress levels, and almost one-quarter (20.6 percent) experience significant psychological distress while on campus.
Intentional governance: Responsibility, judgment, and leadership in the age of intelligent systems
Artificial intelligence is changing the conditions under which institutional purpose is interpreted, pursued, and realized through the exercise of institutional judgment. As institutions increasingly adopt AI, discussions related to governance have expanded to include fairness, bias, transparency, explainability, privacy, accountability, and regulatory compliance.
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The Visual Edge: How High-Impact Technology Redefines Campus Differentiation and Enrollment Strategy
In the current higher education landscape, waning enrollment is still a present challenge. While overall enrollment numbers are showing signs of a rebound, National Student Clearinghouse Research Center data indicates that undergraduate enrollment has yet to fully return to pre-pandemic levels.