This paper combines a vision for the university of the future with a detailed look at the work already underway. It starts from a simple premise: AI is changing what graduates need to be able to do and what colleges can do for them.

It includes:

Eight Provocations: A set of challenges designed to push presidents and leadership teams beyond the question of how AI can make existing processes more efficient. Each examines a consequential choice about what institutions should promise students, where abundant AI capacity could expand that promise, what should remain distinctly human, and how universities will need to operate differently as a result. Together, they offer a picture of what’s possible and shape the questions critical to institutional planning.

Conversations from The Humanist: Below, you can access a collection of Q&A interviews published in The Humanist with college presidents and other leaders shaping higher education. Each offers a distinct perspective on how AI is changing learning, institutional life, and the work of educators. The conversations offer a window into how higher education leaders are navigating a period of rapid change.