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Navigating the AI revolution in higher education: a call to action

HEPI

Professor Guo spent 34 years at Imperial College London studying AI, data mining, machine learning, and large-scale data management before becoming Provost of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) in 2022. I’d like to think that one thing he wouldn’t advise was denial.

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A Thousand Flowers Blooming

UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

Similarities Between Industry and Academia. So by the time I got into this perspective of being in academia, that piece was part of how I operated. My favorite term is 'a thousand flowers blooming,' because what you can do in academia which works out really well is that you can literally start a lot of things going.

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3 Questions With Marni Baker Stein, Coursera’s New Chief Content Officer

Inside Higher Ed

Q: What inspired you to move to an ed-tech company after a career in academia? I continued to work on expanding access through a wide range of innovative online and hybrid learning initiatives at Penn, Columbia, University of Texas system and, most recently, as chief academic officer and provost at WGU. After returning to the U.S.,

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Scholars Respond to the Death of a University Administrator

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Strayhorn, vice provost and director of research for the Center for the Study of HBCUs at Virginia Union University. Many Black women also suffer intersectional discrimination out in the world, which can lead to trauma, mental health challenges, and “racial battle fatigue,” even before they step foot into academia.

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Technology Partnerships and Higher Education

UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

For institutions considering a new technology, he advises: "Don't buy technology, especially AI technology like ours. As Mainstay, they still empower people to take the next step toward achieving their goals in both academia and business. I always say you should hire it. and Why Does It Work?"