Higher education leaders had little downtime this summer as new federal policies and rapid advances in artificial intelligence dominated the agenda. In this episode, Jeff Selingo and Michael Horn open season 9 of the podcast by unpacking the most significant developments of the past few months: Columbia University’s landmark settlement with the federal government, a new executive order reshaping college admissions, and growing pressure from trustees for campuses to address AI head-on.
“No one should be excited about how, in my view, this external pressure has been mounted, with a lack of due process. I admit, I think if I were in the seats that these presidents are, I’d probably do a deal as well”, said Horn on university settlements.