How can universities move sustainability from a side agenda to a core mission? In this episode of EduTrends, Shinobu Yume Yamaguchi, Director of the United Nations University Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability, discusses how higher education institutions can integrate sustainability into leadership, teaching, research, and campus culture, and why student engagement is key to achieve change. 

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How can universities better support student mental health, belonging, and resilience? 

In this episode of EduTrends, José “Pepe” Escamilla speaks with Daniel Eisenberg, Director of Mental Health at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, about the growing importance of wellbeing in higher education, the rise in student distress, and the opportunities campuses have to build stronger support systems. 

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How can universities lead in AI while strengthening inclusion? Gary S. May, Chancellor of UC Davis, shares insights on inclusive excellence, mentoring in STEM, ethical AI, and how research universities must evolve to serve society.

Should students use AI or build it? Yasmin Kafai (University of Pennsylvania) explores AI literacy, algorithm audits, and why young people must be creators and critical participants in generative AI.

What defines the future of a public research university? Robert J. Jones, President of the University of Washington discusses debt-free education, AI for the public good, and lifelong learning.

EduTrends episode, Justin Reich, Director of MIT’s Teaching Systems Lab, reflects on generative AI, overreliance on AI for thinking, and why meaningful educational change depends more on communities than on technology.

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In this EduTrends episode, Pati Ruiz, Director of Learning Technology Research at Digital Promise, discusses AI literacy, cognitive offloading, and how generative AI can be used responsibly to support deeper, more equitable learning. 

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How do universities prepare students for a lifetime of careers? Chua Kee Chaing, President of the Singapore Institute of Technology, shares how applied learning, micro-credentials, and industry partnerships are reshaping higher education and employability. 

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How can AI help universities become more human, not less?  Elisa Baniassad shares why ethical AI, trust, and leadership are key to the future of higher education. 

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In this episode of EduTrends, José "Pepe" Escamilla speaks with Diego Arambula, Vice President for Education Transformation at the Carnegie Foundation, about how education systems can serve as engines of opportunity. They discuss Carnegie's Student Access and Earnings Classification, which identifies universities improving social and economic mobility, and the Future of High School Network, an initiative to move beyond the century-old Carnegie Unit toward competency-based, student-centered learning.