Lydia Logan, Vice President for Global Education and Workforce Development at IBM, discusses why institutions need clear AI governance, policies, and frameworks that balance responsible use with the need to build students’ AI literacy and fluency.

Host JC Bonilla hits reset to refocus Higher Intelligence on what AI means for the future of work. To help find the answers, he's joined by a new team of Enrollify experts from across higher ed and the EdTech landscape — Alison Turcio, Brian Piper, Carrie Phillips, and Rishabh Malhotra.

Host Brian Piper speaks with Scott Clyde, Chief Growth Officer at enroll ml, about the evolving role of artificial intelligence in higher education admissions and enrollment strategy.

Murtaza Masood, Vice President for Public Sector and Higher Education Strategy and Go-to-Market at Box, discusses the infrastructure and staffing pressures facing colleges and universities—and how institutions can use cloud modernization, automation, and AI to eliminate redundant work and free people to focus on higher-value priorities. 

Brooke Roberts of Via TRM discusses new data on where students drop out of the study abroad funnel and why cost, while an important barrier, isn't the whole story. She explores how cumbersome applications, duplicated information, limited resources, and other forms of friction can prevent students from participating—and how institutions can use data, technology, and more intentional touchpoints to make study abroad more accessible.

Dr. Marco Krcatovich of Cengage discusses the risks of cognitive offloading, why AI should function more like a coach than an answer machine, and how institutions can build better policies and practices around its use.

Kim Arnold, Director of the Teaching and Learning Community Program at EDUCAUSE, discusses the shift from instructional continuity to instructional resilience and why institutions need to build the capacity to maintain quality learning through disruptions ranging from cyberattacks to rapid advances in AI. 

Nicole Muscanell, Senior Researcher at EDUCAUSE, returns to the show to discuss how colleges and universities are adapting to AI and digital transformation, including growing scrutiny around data privacy, security, tool adoption, and redundancy. 

Christina Lindley, Founder & CEO of VPRG Consulting, shares her unconventional career journey and the transferable skills that shaped her approach to business, strategy, risk, and partnerships.

Dustin speaks with Ryan Lufkin from Instructure, about the inaugural EdTech Top 40: Inside the U.S. Higher Education Digital Learning Stack.

Tracey Swift, editor-in-chief of Higher Ed Risk Magazine, explores all of this and makes the case for rethinking risk management as a strategic tool for institutional resilience.

Host Brian Piper sits down with Teege Mettille, author of College Is Broken (And What We Can All Do to Fix It), to unpack how the higher ed trust deficit is being broken wide open by AI-driven transparency.

Host Brian Piper welcomes Matt Wilkinson, Founder of Strivenn and author of The Buyer in the Loop, to explore how interactive AI personas in higher ed and marketing are transforming audience research.

Tracey Swift, editor-in-chief of Higher Ed Risk Magazine, explores all of this and makes the case for rethinking risk management as a strategic tool for institutional resilience.

Teege Mettille, author of College Is Broken and host of the companion podcast, discusses the forces driving skepticism about higher education, from misleading college pricing and unrealistic enrollment expectations to institutions losing touch with their mission.

Dustin speaks with Frank Steslow, CEO of SSP International, about how immersive summer STEM programs create meaningful opportunities for students while delivering strategic value for colleges and universities.

Brian Piper sits down with Dr. Rachelle Keck, President at Grand View University, to explore what institutional AI leadership in higher ed looks like from the president's office.

Dustin speaks with Martin Kimmel, President & Co-Founder of Kimmel Architecture, about how thoughtful campus design can strengthen institutional identity in an era of financial constraints and evolving student expectations.

Dr. Brooke Elliott, Dean of the Gies College of Business at the University of Illinois, shares her perspective on leading with purpose during a time of rapid change in higher education.

Brian speaks with Michael Horn, Author of Job Moves and co-founder of the Clayton Christensen Institute for Disruptive Innovation, to explore how AI is fundamentally reshaping higher education.

Ian Gibson, Dean of San Diego State University’s Global Campus, joins the podcast this week to discuss why higher education needs an "operating system upgrade" to meet the realities of today's learners, and how to achieve this structural reform and digital transformation.