AI for U
by Brian Piper
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Ep. 58: Why Human Empathy Rules the Modern Job Market
Ep. 58: Why Human Empathy Rules the Modern Job Market
About this podcast
AI for U is the go-to podcast for higher ed professionals looking to integrate AI into their daily work. Each episode features interviews with industry leaders, providing insights on implementing and leveraging AI to streamline processes, enhance student experiences, and drive institutional success. Join host Brian Piper every other Thursday for fresh, empowering content that keeps you at the forefront of AI in higher education.
Episodes
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- Ep. 58: Why Human Empathy Rules the Modern Job Market · 36 min · Episode 58In this episode, host Brian Piper talks with Jeremy Schifeling, author of Unbreakable and founder of The Job Insiders, about the evolving role of artificial intelligence in…
- Ep. 57: How to Augment Admissions Strategy with AI Without Losing the Human Touch · 34 min · Episode 57Host 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…
- Ep. 56: How AI Exposes Higher Ed Pricing Deception · 34 min · Episode 56Host 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…
- Ep. 55: How Interactive AI Personas Combat Organizational Gravity · 38 min · Episode 55Traditional marketing personas are often locked away in static PDF documents or PowerPoint decks, collecting digital dust while teams rely on gut instinct rather than real…
- Ep. 54: A President's Playbook for Institutional AI Leadership in Higher Ed · 37 min · Episode 54Artificial intelligence brings with it a fundamental shift in how educational institutions prepare students for careers that have not yet been invented. In this episode of AI for…
- Ep. 53: How AI Forces Higher Education Back to Community · 46 min · Episode 53As artificial intelligence makes basic knowledge transfer free and instant, higher education institutions must confront a fundamental question: what is the true value of a…
- Ep. 52: How AI-Powered Student Enrollment Frees Staff to Focus on Genuine Empathy · 40 min · Episode 52Higher education is undergoing rapid technological shifts, but Dr. Courtney Lewis believes AI integration should never mean sacrificing human empathy. Host Brian Piper sits down…
- Ep. 51: Why Higher Ed Must Adopt AI at Scale Before the Tech Passes Them By · 41 min · Episode 51AI is changing how we learn, work, lead, and prepare students for the world ahead. So why isn’t higher ed moving faster in adopting this technology at scale? In this episode…
- Ep. 50: How 24/7 Student Support AI Drives True Equity in Higher Education · 36 min · Episode 50When Massachusetts rolled out free community college, it drove massive equity across the state, but it also created an unprecedented bottleneck at the front door of smaller…
- Ep. 49: More Than Just a Writing Assistant: The Three Layers of Agentic AI · 47 min · Episode 49Brian welcomes back Ardis Kadiu, Cofounder and CEO at Andi.ai, to break down the massive shift from simple text generation to true agentic autonomy. Ardis maps out the three…
- Ep. 48: The Messy Middle of AI: How the University of Notre Dame Is Navigating Change · 45 min · Episode 48Artificial intelligence is rapidly reshaping higher education, but most institutions are still trying to navigate what responsible adoption actually looks like in real time. In…
- Ep. 47: Governance and Accessibility: How to Build Trust Around AI in Higher Ed · 33 min · Episode 47Returning guest Joyce Peralta, Manager of Digital Communications at McGill University, joins Brian for a thoughtful conversation about what higher education institutions are…
- Ep. 46: From Operators to Orchestrators: How AI Is Reshaping Our Strategic Mindsets · 43 min · Episode 46Raj Jha has spent his career working across computer science, technology law, entrepreneurship, and AI systems, giving him a unique perspective on how organizations navigate…
- Ep. 45: The Death of the Data Dashboard: What’s Next for AI in Higher Ed · 37 min · Episode 45There’s a quiet shift happening in how we work with data. For years, the focus has been on collecting more of it, building better dashboards, and reporting on the right numbers…
- Ep. 44: When AI Becomes an Agent: What Work Still Belongs to Human Thinking · 38 min · Episode 44AI can already do the easy work, so how do higher ed professionals prove their worth? In this episode, Dan Keating, Clinical Associate Professor of Information Systems and AI at…
- Ep. 43: Brute Force Reps: Building AI Literacy and Vibe Coding Intuition · 38 min · Episode 43In this episode, host Brian Piper talks with Sean Harrington, Director of AI and Legal Tech Studio at ASU Law, about bridging the gap between risk-averse academia and rapid AI…
- Ep. 42: How Designers and Writers Are Using AI · 41 min · Episode 42AI can generate content in seconds, but excellent creative work still requires human judgment. In this episode, Brian talks with Dakota Story and Sarah Martin of Ologie about how…
- Ep. 41: Moving From AI Pilots to Institutional Production · 33 min · Episode 41In this episode of AI for U, Brian sits down with Dr. Manjeet Rege, Chair of the Department of Software Engineering and Data Science at the University of St. Thomas. Dr. Rege…
- Ep. 40: Higher Ed’s AI Earthquake: Preparing Graduates for a Redefined Workforce · 35 min · Episode 40In this episode, host Brian Piper speaks with Paul LeBlanc, Visiting Scholar and Special Advisor at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Paul explores the profound impact of…
- Ep. 39: Why Critical Judgment is the Ultimate AI Differentiator · 37 min · Episode 39Brian welcomes Erin Fields, Marketing Director at Ologie, to discuss the critical transition from using AI for mere efficiency to using it for strategic orientation. Erin shares…
