Vistasp M. Karbhari, University of Texas at Arlington, Author at eCampus News

Intentional governance: Responsibility, judgment, and leadership in the age of intelligent systems

July 24, 2026 by Vistasp M. Karbhari, University of Texas at Arlington

In governance, AI fundamentally changes how decisions are informed, it does not change who remains accountable for them.

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…

AI in Education

Escaping the tech debt trap: Why governance matters more in the age of AI

July 22, 2026 by Chase Williams, Pathify

A true digital campus experience requires leaders to think about how every technology decision contributes to the overall online journey.

Artificial intelligence is now emerging as a strategic priority across higher education, but many institutions are still determining how to move from experimentation to institution-wide adoption.

AI in Education

What “friction maxxing” teaches us about IT skill development in the age of AI

July 20, 2026 by Jim Atria, MyComputerCareer

Deliberately working through technical challenges helps students build and retain the ability to actively engage with a problem rather than simply receiving an answer

As AI adoption accelerates, a countertrend has emerged that reinforces the old saying: What goes around comes around. After spending years looking for ways to remove friction from…

AI in Education

Building AI that teaches: Scaling learning systems

July 17, 2026 by Rohan Benkar, Coursera

Crafting an AI learning platform also requires rethinking content delivery, assessment, and learner support as a single integrated system.

I’ve spent nine years building learning infrastructure, and during that time I’ve gone from staff engineer to founding member of our first AI engineering team. Along the way,…

Recruitment & Enrollment

Most states struggle to bring adult learners back to college

July 15, 2026 by eSchool Media Contributors

A new report offers policymakers a roadmap for increasing college completion, strengthening workforce pipelines, and closing credential gaps.

Most states still rely on fragmented, short-term initiatives to support adult learners rather than coordinated statewide strategies, according to new research from ReUp Education.

Recruitment & Enrollment

The case for centralized admissions in graduate medical education

July 10, 2026 by Karen Jacobs, Liaison

Centralized admissions offers real equity and efficiency gains, but needs enough flexibility to respect programs’ specialty-specific rules.

Centralized application services transformed how students apply to medical school. They gave applicants a single point of entry, standardized how programs receive and review data, and provided comparable…

Faculty & Staff

Nobody’s a loser: What genuine education leaders realize

July 8, 2026 by Jake B. Schrum, Emory & Henry University and Hyatt-Fennell Executive Search Plus

Any person who aspires to genuine education leadership must understand the difference between losing and being called a loser.

My father, Jake M. Schrum, would take me with him to cattle shows and sales. As an impressionable teenager, I treasured these outings mostly to have one-on-one time…

AI in Education

Beyond governance: Purpose, ethics, visibility, assurance, and compliance in the age of AI

July 6, 2026 by Vistasp M. Karbhari

In the age of AI, governance is about ensuring that institutions remain capable of directing what intelligent systems are helping them become

Higher education continues to treat AI as just another technology to be deployed, managed, and governed. That assumption is increasingly inadequate. While AI bears some similarities to previous…

AI in Education

Before students use AI, they should prove they don’t need it

July 3, 2026 by Asen Velinov, Wenzhou-Kean University

Even when students use AI entirely within institutional rules, they still most likely bypass the struggle through which learning often occurs

Universities are attempting to adapt to artificial intelligence while considering mostly the wrong questions.

Faculty & Staff

What skills are university leaders prioritizing in new hires?

July 1, 2026 by Cheryl Hyatt, Hyatt-Fennell Executive Search

Well-suited university leaders deliver quantitative results, foster positive campus culture, and invest in future leaders.

Leaders are decisive for the success of institutions and proper fit is decisive for the success of leaders. Your college doesn’t only need a good leader; you need…

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