In this special live episode, Jason and Haley speak to Ajita Talwalker Menon, the Senior Advisor to the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges and former Special Assistant to President Obama for Higher Education Policy. Together they discuss the shifts and trends that can move the education sector forward, how the California Community Colleges are leveraging and leading these transformative movements, and why data can empower social mobility for every student, especially the most underprivileged.

After a brief hiatus, we’re back! In the third episode of Education Empowered, Jason and Haley speak to Suzanne Yuen, Director Data Science at Salesforce.org, about “the ingredients of AI” and what it takes on both a technical and human-level to create effective and ethical AI. You’ll hear a discussion about how better student data can help solve challenges with student loan debt and degree continuity, why data science is more than just machine learning, and how “Clippy” was a chatbot in disguis

In the second episode of Education Empowered, we're joined by Jake Hornsby, Chief Information Officer at Cal State East Bay to dive into the importance of building a community of AI innovators across higher education. As one of the most diverse schools in the nation, Cal State East Bay is an incredible example of an institution that is not only making an impact within the local community but also blazing new trails with AI. Jason and Haley chat with Jake about everything from the role of AI in improving the

In the FIRST EVER episode of Education Empowered, Jason and Haley speak to Nathan Baker, Director of Recruitment and Analytics at Taylor University about how AI is empowering initiatives across the campus. We'll learn how Einstein Analytics is supporting the admission and enrollment process, discuss the ethical use of data across the student lifecycle, and hear from current Taylor University senior, Alex Hunter, about how he's building skills for the workforce from a hands-on class focused on Salesforce. Su