Friday, October 31, 2025
The Big Rethink: An agenda for thriving in the agentic age - Quantum Black by McKinsey
AI-powered teaching and learning for all Microsoft 365 education customers - MikeTholfsen, Microsoft TechCommunity
Thursday, October 30, 2025
Universities at a turning point in an era of AI insecurity - Amber Wang, University World News
7 skills Harvard says will keep you employed in the age of ChatGPT - Times of India
Wednesday, October 29, 2025
Universities Teaching Wisdom Skills 2030 - Ray Schroeder, Inside Higher Ed
What’s Your AI-dentity? - Bloomberg
The momentous decisions the world faces about AI’s role in our lives offer outcomes that seemingly range from universal enlightenment to mass extinction. How do you see AI shaping our future? More importantly, how do you want it to shape our future? Are you an Accelerationist? A Pragmatist? A Doomer? Take our quiz to find out which one of six different AI-dentities most closely resembles your views, how your answers affected your result and who your real-life fellow travelers might be.
Tuesday, October 28, 2025
EDUCAUSE Action Plan Looks 10 Years Ahead at GenAI for Education - Abby Sourwine, GovTech
‘Urgent need’ for more AI literacy in higher education, report says - Anna McKie, Research Professional News
Monday, October 27, 2025
Realizing the full potential of AI agents - McKinsey
The story of agentic AI is still unfolding. The majority of CEOs have yet to see bottom-line value from AI agents. But there’s no question that the pace and potential scope of change are breathtaking. While we’re waiting for the technology to fully mature, CEOs can take advantage of this “trough of disillusionment” to understand the implications for how their companies operate, make some essential decisions, and get a jump on their competitors. A year into the agentic AI revolution, one lesson is clear: It takes hard work to do it well. We recently dug into more than 50 agentic AI builds we’ve supported, as well as dozens of others in the marketplace. Six lessons have emerged. Here’s one that may surprise you: Agents aren’t always the answer.
https://www.mckinsey.com/~/media/mckinsey/email/shortlist/272/2025-10-17b.html
Concern and excitement about AI - Jacob Poushter, Moira Fagan and Manolo Corichi, Pew Research Center
A median of 34% of adults across 25 countries are more concerned than excited about the increased use of artificial intelligence in daily life. A median of 42% are equally concerned and excited, and 16% are more excited than concerned. Older adults, women, people with less education and those who use the internet less often are particularly likely to be more concerned than excited. Roughly half of adults in the U.S., Italy, Australia, Brazil and Greece say they are more concerned than excited about the increased use of AI in daily life. But in 15 of the 25 countries polled, the largest share of people are equally concerned and excited. In no country surveyed is the largest share more excited than concerned about the increasing use of AI in daily life.
Sunday, October 26, 2025
Sharing Resources, Best Practices in AI - Ashley Mowreader, Inside Higher Ed
3 Leadership Micro-Credentials Are Redefining The Modern Career Path -Cheryl Robinson, Forbes
Traditional degrees are yielding to skills-based hiring, making micro-credentials crucial for professionals. These short, focused programs, offered by universities and tech platforms, efficiently equip leaders with vital skills like digital fluency and strategic agility. They address the urgent need for reskilling by 2030, enabling continuous learning and proving capabilities without lengthy academic commitments, though standardization is still evolving.
 
