Parents and prospective students want to know how colleges are responding to the rise of generative AI — and to other recent developments like federal budget cuts to research. On this episode, Jeff and Michael share what they’re both hearing as they visit campuses around the country this fall. And they offer their analysis of what AI could mean for higher education, and whether the time is ripe for new entrants to enter the college landscape. This episode is made with support from Ascendium Education Group.
Publications Mentioned
Joshua Rothman in The New Yorker
Student Loan Debt Is Strangling Gen X
Oyin Adedoyin in The Wall Street Journal
Charlie Javice sentenced to 7 years in prison for $175M fraud
ABC News
Anthology Declares Bankruptcy, Blackboard to Remain as the Core,
Phil Hill, in OnEdTech
Chapters
0:00 - Intro
2:23 - What Jeff Is Hearing On His Book Tour for ‘Dream School’
4:25 - Should College Get Harder Because of AI?
7:27 - Why Different Kinds of Colleges Will Be Impacted Differently
10:48 - Startup Universities Are Emerging With an AI Focus
14:25 - Redesigning the College Experience Around Activities and Personal Development
17:39 - Will a New Kind of Expertise Be Required On Campuses?
19:20 - Will Employers Trust Degrees In the AI Era?
24:40 - Sponsor Break
25:35 - How Student Loan Debt Is Impacting Gen X
28:22 - A Republican Effort to Question Consultants That Help Set College Prices
30:15 - Charlie Javice Sentenced In Fraud Case
31:44 - Anthology, Owner of Blackboard LMS, Goes Bankrupt
34:00 - Some Trade Schools Exempted From New Federal Rules
35:00 - Making Changes at Colleges Stick
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