June, 2022

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A Thousand Flowers Blooming

UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

Since he began his distinguished academic career after transitioning from the private sector, we were eager to hear his wisdom about how it affected his approach to academic leadership, the guidance and opportunities that he's offering his students, and the perceptions and expectations around a job well done. Adding the Human Element.

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Ruling overturning Roe v. Wade will have significant impacts, but won’t change rights in Washington or at the UW

UW Presidential Blog

This ruling ushers in dramatic changes to reproductive freedom and access to abortion, rights that have for decades been largely understood as settled law in our country. Abortion services are part of essential medical care for people in need and denying access worsens inequities and threatens everyone’s dignity and autonomy.

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This Pride Month, let’s celebrate and continue the fight for equality

UW Presidential Blog

Pride Month is a joyous occasion, for me personally and for our whole community. It’s a chance to honor the work and achievements of LGBTQIA+ people who have led the long — and ongoing — fight for dignity, safety and equality. There is room for all of us in this work — as LGBTQIA+ people and as allies.

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How campuses engage with the climate crisis: a taxonomy (Bryan Alexander*)

Higher Education Inquirer

For example, natural disasters can prompt migration; the tendency of some regions to become uninhabitable will drive even more people to seek new abodes. If we extend our response to the crisis to include rethinking society and politics (viz anticapitalism, donut economics, decolonization, etc.),

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How AI can benefit education and educators

QS (Quacquarelli Symonds)

In 50 years’ time, which application of AI do you think will impact our everyday lives most? My prediction is that 50 years from now, human-centered AI (HCAI) systems will become incredibly prevalent in our everyday lives. I believe that a dystopian picture of AI systems “wanting” to control humans is not in our future.

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The Future of Academic Advising

UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

We recently published Proactive Advising: A Playbook for Higher Education Innovators , and our CEO Bridget Burns joined the Chronicle's Assistant Managing Editor Ian Wilhelm to co-host this virtual conversation about the future of academic advising. I don’t think you beat people into doing better. Secretary of Education.

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