Not Alone: Leaders in Conversation
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Not Alone: Leaders in Conversation
In conversation at Elsevier's Impact Conference, Chicago - Part 1
Academic leaders gather at Elsevier's 2025 Impact Conference to discuss how higher education can respond to global disruption and inspire hope through evidence-based solutions.
• Judy Verses (Elsevier) discusses rebuilding trust in academia through open conversations and finding alignment on shared goals
• Trust erosion patterns differ between US and European higher education systems due to structural differences in access and affordability
• Cyril Oberlander (Cal Poly Humboldt) reframes libraries as connectors of people and ideas rather than mere repositories
• Libraries empower students through co-creation, digital publishing, and connecting scholarship to learners in innovative ways
• Catherine Stollar Peters (SUNY) emphasizes the vital role of arts and humanities alongside sciences in research advancement
• SUNY measures impact through strategic research investments driven by bottom-up faculty input in areas like AI and quantum computing
• Leaders discuss the importance of moral courage in academic leadership during challenging times
• AI integration offers opportunities to reduce manual processes and generate valuable insights when trained with reliable data
Join us for part two of this special episode where we continue exploring leadership perspectives on the future of higher education.