Education (Colleges & Universities)
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University of Cincinnati: How Will AI Change the Workforce?
CINCINNATI, Ohio, Feb. 26 -- The University of Cincinnati posted the following news:
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How will AI change the workforce?
UC professor talks to Cincinnati Edition about evolving landscape
By Michael Miller, 513/556-6757, michael.miller3@uc.edu
WVXU's Cincinnati Edition turned to an expert in artificial intelligence at the University of Cincinnati to explain how it is reshaping employment and the economy.
Lindner College of Business Assistant Professor Jeffrey Shaffer is director of UC's Applied AI Lab. Shaffer said AI is getting better every day. And it is being adopted in more and more
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CINCINNATI, Ohio, Feb. 26 -- The University of Cincinnati posted the following news:
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How will AI change the workforce?
UC professor talks to Cincinnati Edition about evolving landscape
By Michael Miller, 513/556-6757, michael.miller3@uc.edu
WVXU's Cincinnati Edition turned to an expert in artificial intelligence at the University of Cincinnati to explain how it is reshaping employment and the economy.
Lindner College of Business Assistant Professor Jeffrey Shaffer is director of UC's Applied AI Lab. Shaffer said AI is getting better every day. And it is being adopted in more and moreemployment fields.
"We have to realize that the worst AI you will use is today and tomorrow will be completely different," he said.
Shaffer said AI will have a disproportionate impact on some employment sectors. For example, AI has excelled at generating digital content and coding, he said.
The Harvard Business Review in January released a survey of 1,000 executives about how AI would affect employment. The survey found that 90% of respondents said their organizations are getting moderate to great value from AI, but 44% said they had difficulty measuring the economic value of generative AI.
The survey also found that companies are reducing staffing in anticipation of benefiting from AI productivity.
"At the end of the day, many, many more will be affected by it than not," Shaffer said.
Shaffer was joined on the program by Texas A&M University Associate Professor Matthew Call.
Listen to the Cincinnati Edition segment (https://www.wvxu.org/show/cincinnati-edition/2026-02-24/ai-artificial-intelligence-change-workforce).
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Original text here: https://www.uc.edu/news/articles/2026/02/wvxu-talks-to-uc-expert-about-how-ai-is-changing-business.html
UNT Ranks Fifth Among Texas Universities in TIME Global Rankings
DENTON, Texas, Feb. 26 -- The University of North Texas issued the following news release:
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UNT ranks fifth among Texas universities in TIME global rankings
The University of North Texas earned the distinction of being the fifth-highest ranked university in Texas in TIME magazine's latest global rankings of the world's top 500 universities. UNT comes in behind Rice University, UT Austin, Texas A&M and the University of Houston.
"This ranking underscores UNT's commitment to academic excellence, innovation, and access to transformative learning experiences," said UNT President Harrison Keller,
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DENTON, Texas, Feb. 26 -- The University of North Texas issued the following news release:
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UNT ranks fifth among Texas universities in TIME global rankings
The University of North Texas earned the distinction of being the fifth-highest ranked university in Texas in TIME magazine's latest global rankings of the world's top 500 universities. UNT comes in behind Rice University, UT Austin, Texas A&M and the University of Houston.
"This ranking underscores UNT's commitment to academic excellence, innovation, and access to transformative learning experiences," said UNT President Harrison Keller,Ph.D. "As the largest university in the fastest growing economic region in Texas, UNT is just getting started on our bold vision to develop, discover, and drive opportunity."
TIME evaluates universities based on three key areas: academic capacity and performance, innovation and economic impact, and global engagement. UNT's strong standing reflects its research productivity, quality of teaching, contributions to innovation and growing international presence. Overall, UNT placed 249th globally.
The university's performance in these areas is supported by its recognition as an R1 research university, one of only 187 in the nation recognized for very high research activity by the Carnegie Classification.
In addition to the TIME ranking, UNT has earned other national recognition:
* Named an America's Top College by Forbes for 18 consecutive years
* Ranked 2nd in Texas and 34th in the nation for Top Performers on Social Mobility by S. News & World Report
The recognition affirms UNT's status as a higher education leader in Texas, providing students with opportunities to learn, innovate and contribute in ways that have both local and global significance.
"This ranking is not only a testament to the dedication and caliber of our faculty, staff, and students but also to the university's commitment to create enduring value for the public good," Keller said. "UNT will continue to be a powerful engine of opportunity for our region, our state, our nation, and our world."
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Original text here: https://news.unt.edu/news/2026/unt-ranks-fifth-among-texas-universities-in-time-global-rankings.html
Lafayette College: Prof. Tamara Carley to Deliver Jones Faculty Lecture
EASTON, Pennsylvania, Feb. 26 -- Lafayette College issued the following news:
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Prof. Tamara Carley to deliver Jones Faculty Lecture
Associate professor of geology and environmental geosciences explores the young volcanoes that lie beneath retreating ice in southeastern Iceland
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Tamara Carley, who studies Icelandic volcanoes to better understand our dynamic planet, will take her audience on a virtual field trip to the Vatnajokull ice cap for this year's Jones Faculty Lecture at 7:30 p.m. March 10 in 104 Kirby Hall of Civil Rights.
"It is a true honor to be selected for the Jones Faculty
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EASTON, Pennsylvania, Feb. 26 -- Lafayette College issued the following news:
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Prof. Tamara Carley to deliver Jones Faculty Lecture
Associate professor of geology and environmental geosciences explores the young volcanoes that lie beneath retreating ice in southeastern Iceland
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Tamara Carley, who studies Icelandic volcanoes to better understand our dynamic planet, will take her audience on a virtual field trip to the Vatnajokull ice cap for this year's Jones Faculty Lecture at 7:30 p.m. March 10 in 104 Kirby Hall of Civil Rights.
"It is a true honor to be selected for the Jones FacultyLecture, a program that celebrates the consequential scholarship conducted by faculty in our campus community," says Carley. "I have learned so much from my colleagues through the years by attending Jones Faculty Lectures. I hope people leave this experience with a better understanding of dynamic, hazardous, Icelandic volcanoes in the context of a rapidly changing climate."
Carley, associate professor of geology and environmental geosciences, received a National Science Foundation grant in 2022 to support her and her students' research on subglacial silicic magma systems. Carley has conducted three fieldwork expeditions supported by this award, accompanied by six Lafayette students.
Carley notes that Iceland is at the intersection of an active mid-ocean ridge, a mantle plume, and the periphery of the Arctic Circle. This unique position results in globally significant magma production and complicated interactions between erupting volcanoes and glacial ice.
Vatnajokull--an icecap that covers 10% of Iceland's land area--sits on top of the junction of the ridge and plume, and with it, some of the island's most active and hazardous volcanoes.
Carley explains that ice coverage has long presented challenges to investigating the history of these volcanoes, which in turn makes it difficult to anticipate their future behavior. Vatnajokull is rapidly shrinking due to climate change and ice loss. This is cause for alarm, as rapid and significant ice loss can destabilize shallow magma bodies and trigger volcanic eruptions. It also presents a rare opportunity to investigate a dynamic and enigmatic region of Iceland that has been hidden from view for the entirety of its human habitation.
Small, isolated protrusions of rock, called nunataks, that rise above the thinning ice are the peaks of large, subglacial volcanoes. Diverse piles of jumbled rocks called moraines form along the margins of retreating outlet glaciers; each rock was ripped from a young volcano or older bedrock and transported to its resting place by flowing ice. Together, these nunataks and moraines provide Carley and her students with the physical, chemical, and chronological evidence necessary to probe the magmatic history of southeastern Iceland.
"Geologists are guided by the notion that the present is the key to the past, and the past is the key to the future," she says. "The recent past of subglacial volcanoes beneath Vatnajokull, interpreted in the context of today's rapidly changing climate, impresses upon us the need to better prepare for a potentially hazardous future in the land of fire and ice."
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Attend the lecture
Free and open to the public. Carley's talk is sponsored by the Thomas Roy and Lura Forrest Jones Faculty Lecture and Awards Fund, established in 1966 to recognize superior teaching and scholarship at Lafayette. Registration is not required.
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Original text here: https://news.lafayette.edu/2026/02/25/prof-tamara-carley-to-deliver-jones-faculty-lecture/
Henderson State Partners With Arkansas Weather Watchers to Provide Real-time Local Weather Access
ARKADELPHIA, Arkansas, Feb. 26 -- Henderson State University issued the following news release:
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Henderson State partners with Arkansas Weather Watchers to provide real-time local weather access
Henderson State University has partnered with Arkansas Weather Watchers to provide real-time weather conditions and a live camera view for the campus and surrounding community.
The installation includes a 360-degree live weather camera and a separate weather station that collects and displays current temperature, precipitation, wind speed, and other essential data. The system is part of a network
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ARKADELPHIA, Arkansas, Feb. 26 -- Henderson State University issued the following news release:
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Henderson State partners with Arkansas Weather Watchers to provide real-time local weather access
Henderson State University has partnered with Arkansas Weather Watchers to provide real-time weather conditions and a live camera view for the campus and surrounding community.
The installation includes a 360-degree live weather camera and a separate weather station that collects and displays current temperature, precipitation, wind speed, and other essential data. The system is part of a networkdelivering live weather feeds across Arkansas. It is the first Arkansas Weather Watchers installation in southwest Arkansas.
"Arkansas Weather Watchers is an online, community-focused weather network designed to give Arkansans real-time information and tools to understand and respond to changing weather conditions," said Derek Smith, founder and president of Arkansas Weather Watchers. "At its core, Arkansas Weather Watchers combines easy-to-use technology with local insights to help residents stay informed and safe."
The live feed and weather data can be accessed at arkansasweatherwatchers.org, as well as through the organization's mobile apps and social media platforms.
Henderson's weather station can be viewed directly at hsu.edu/weathercam or by clicking the weather cam link at the bottom of the university's homepage.
The 360-degree camera, mounted alongside the weather station atop an eight-story building, provides a clear view for miles. During severe weather, the camera will primarily focus on the western sky to monitor approaching storm systems. At other times, it may showcase campus and community views.
"This partnership reflects our commitment to serve not only the campus, but the entire Arkadelphia region," said Steve Fellers, Henderson's director of creative services. "By working with Arkansas Weather Watchers to provide real-time weather data and a live camera, Henderson State is helping our community stay informed and prepared when severe weather threatens."
Arkansas Weather Watchers maintains primary control of the camera, particularly during threatening weather, allowing it to track nearby storms. The system enhances public safety by providing visual confirmation of weather events and offering residents, emergency managers, and first responders an added layer of awareness.
Arkansas Weather Watchers offers other features such as interactive radar that allows users to customize weather layers, including precipitation, cloud cover, lightning, and projected storm paths. Timely weather alerts are also available.
"The expanding camera project is a game changer for weather awareness in Arkansas, especially in communities like Arkadelphia," Smith said. "This camera brings statewide visibility to local communities -- from foggy mornings to severe weather events -- helping residents feel connected, informed, and prepared."
Henderson's weather station is also accessible through the popular WeatherWise app, potentially providing nationwide and worldwide visibility for both the university and Arkadelphia.
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Original text here: https://hsu.edu/news/2026/feb/25/weathercam/
Capitol Tech Robotics Club Places Second in VEX U Competition
LAUREL, Maryland, Feb. 26 -- Capitol Technology University issued the following news:
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Capitol Tech Robotics Club Places Second in VEX U Competition
The Capitol Tech Robotics team recently competed in a VEX U Robotics Competition (VURC) at Virginia Tech, in which they earned 2nd Place! This achievement reflects the countless hours that our students dedicate to designing, building, programming, and testing competitive robots while developing real-world engineering and teamwork skills.
VURC is a program where college-level student teams design and build robots to compete in strategic, game-based
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LAUREL, Maryland, Feb. 26 -- Capitol Technology University issued the following news:
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Capitol Tech Robotics Club Places Second in VEX U Competition
The Capitol Tech Robotics team recently competed in a VEX U Robotics Competition (VURC) at Virginia Tech, in which they earned 2nd Place! This achievement reflects the countless hours that our students dedicate to designing, building, programming, and testing competitive robots while developing real-world engineering and teamwork skills.
VURC is a program where college-level student teams design and build robots to compete in strategic, game-basedchallenges. Teams apply concepts from mechanics, programming, electronics, and problem-solving while collaborating under real competition conditions, much like professional engineering teams in the industry.
Capitol Tech's robot stood out for its ingenuity, combining a sleek mechanical design with advanced programming that allowed expert maneuverability and dexterity. The teams were judged based on their' robot's ability to move, catch and return specialized red and blue foam balls, and perform other tasks. Our robot's seamless blend of innovation and control secured a coveted place in the top two slots for the semi-finals elimination bracket. Students who competed include: Maycold Asencio-Orozco, Ezekiel Spring, Landon Carter, Moshe Mack, Scott Morrison, and Keyon'Ta Waters.
In preparation for the competition, the Robotics team started in September 2025, working on the design, build, and programming of their robot. Activities included prototyping, 3D modeling and printing of custom parts, programming development, driver practice sessions, and strategy discussions. They conducted regular testing in their robotics workspace, currently located within the esports arena during our lab renovation process, allowing them to refine their autonomous programming, improve driver controls, and troubleshoot the robots to mitigate any risks or complications.
After the competition, the team took what they learned from the experience and made several changes based on how their robot performed during the event. They spent several weeks refining the robot to maximize efficiency and are working on integrating more sensors and a filtering system tailored for color-coded scoring.
"We are incredibly proud to represent Capitol Technology University and grateful for the continued encouragement from our campus community," said Maycold Asencio-Orozco, Astronautical Engineering undergraduate student. "Achievements like this are only possible because of the support we receive from students, faculty, and staff."
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Visit Red Robin to Support the Team!
The Capitol Tech Robotics Club has partnered with Red Robin for a fundraiser to help with the costs of competing, traveling, and growing our program. All are invited to come out and support the club.
Date: Thursday, February 26
Time: All Day (during restaurant hours of operation)
Location: Red Robin, 15650 Excelsior Dr, Bowie, MD 20716
During this fundraiser, 20% of all qualifying purchases will be donated back to support our team. Visit Red Robin in Bowie for carryout or dine-in and present this flyer!
Spring Campaign for Robotics
We are thrilled to invite you to join our Spring Giving Campaign starting March 1 and leading up to our Day of Giving event on March 31. Your generosity will fuel transformative experiences for both our undergraduate and graduate students. We've identified five areas of emphasis for this year's campaign, including our Robotics Club! Your gift will support high-quality components for building competitive robots, opportunities for students to participate in regional and national competitions, and access to expert guidance for enhanced technical skills.
Visit our Give Campus website to donate (https://www.givecampus.com/schools/CapitolTechnologyUniversity/powered-by-students-backed-by-you) and receive a Charlie the Charger bobblehead!
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Robotics Behind the Scenes
Students interested in learning more about the robotics team are invited to stop by the campus Esports Arena. You can see the development of robots, watch testing sessions, and learn more about how students design, build, and program competition-ready robots. Members of the team are at the esports arena every day after 3 pm.
If you would like to see the team compete live, their next competition will take place:
Date: Saturday, March 7
Time: 8:30 am to 5:00 pm
Location: Fairmont State University - Falcon Center, 1201 Locust Ave, Fairmont, WV 26554
During this competition, Capitol Tech's Robotics team will face top collegiate teams from across the country as well as some international teams, making it an exciting opportunity to witness a high-level robotics competition firsthand.
Follow Our Social Media
Support the Robotics team by following them on social media! See updates about upcoming events, competition results, team highlights, and more throughout the season.
To learn more about Capitol Tech's clubs and organizations, visit our website (https://www.captechu.edu/student-experience/clubs-and-organizations).
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Original text here: https://www.captechu.edu/news-events/capitol-tech-robotics-club-places-second-vex-u-competition
Binghamton University: Making Pagans - How Theater Shaped the Public Perception of Non-Abrahamic Religions
BINGHAMTON, New York, Feb. 26 -- Binghamton University issued the following news:
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Making Pagans: How theater shaped the public perception of non-Abrahamic religions
John Kuhn's first book recently received the prestigious Barnard Hewitt Award for best book in theater studies
By Jennifer Micale
Audiences in 17th-century England looked forward to the altar scene: pagan priests and priestesses chanted, uttered prophecies or presided over sacrifices.
Exotic and eye-catching, pagan rituals were a staple of early modern theater, incorporating special effects, set pieces, and strange music.
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BINGHAMTON, New York, Feb. 26 -- Binghamton University issued the following news:
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Making Pagans: How theater shaped the public perception of non-Abrahamic religions
John Kuhn's first book recently received the prestigious Barnard Hewitt Award for best book in theater studies
By Jennifer Micale
Audiences in 17th-century England looked forward to the altar scene: pagan priests and priestesses chanted, uttered prophecies or presided over sacrifices.
Exotic and eye-catching, pagan rituals were a staple of early modern theater, incorporating special effects, set pieces, and strange music.In Making Pagans: Theatrical Practice and Comparative Religion in Early Modern England, Binghamton University Associate Professor of English John Kuhn explores how theater shaped public perceptions of non-Abrahamic religions, and how those perceptions changed over time.
The 2024 book recently received the American Society for Theater Research's prestigious Barnard Hewitt Award, which recognizes the best book in theater studies. It also won the Medieval and Renaissance Drama Society's Claire Sponsler Award for best first book in early modern drama studies.
Theatre was a popular form of entertainment in the 17th century, whose notables included such playwrights as William Shakespeare and Ben Jonson. "Pagan" rituals were a common feature, with trick altars, moving statues and even triumphal parades with golden chariots and chained prisoners.
Wherever the play was set, "pagan" ritual scenes featured the same elements -- partly for financial reasons. Kuhn offered an example: For one of his works, Jonson extensively researched ancient Rome, reading ancient Latin texts and even visiting dug-up Roman altars. That led to strict specifications on altar design, costuming and music.
When the play is done, what happens to the expensive props? They're reused in other plays. In the early 1600s, the King's Men -- the acting company which employed Shakespeare -- performed back-to-back plays set in pre-Roman Britain, Rome and ancient Greece, using the same altar. They even dusted it off for a play set in newly colonized Virginia that featured Native Americans.
Audience expectations also played a role, prompting other companies to adopt the same set and prop designs.
"You get this weird recycling, over and over again, that is driven by the constraints of the theater," Kuhn explained. "Then, in the process, you get these generalized, non-specific pagan religious practices that theatergoers are seeing in different ethnographic settings that aren't accurate at all."
Audience members likely wouldn't have picked up on the inaccuracies; many spent their entire lives in England and wouldn't have first-hand exposure to authentic non-Abrahamic religions. Theatrical productions, therefore, played a role in developing the popular perception of paganism as a singular phenomenon, regardless of culture.
"There was a widely circulated idea in England and across Europe that there were four religions: Christianity, Judaism, Islam, and paganism," Kuhn said. "The theatre helped develop that idea, suggesting that 'paganism' has a kind of coherence when in reality it doesn't; it's everything in space and time that's not Christianity, Judaism or Islam."
Kuhn's book tracks public theaters from their emergence in the 1570s to the end of the 1600s. Jamestown, England's first successful colony in the New World, was established in 1606, setting off a wave of migration, colonization, and dreams of converting Indigenous peoples to Christianity.
Across the course of the century, these "pagan spectacles" become darker, including suicides and suggestions that pagan characters are headed for an eternity in hell. Triumphal parades were increasingly depicted as barbaric and the prophecies that emerge from altar scenes shown to be false.
Pagans, in short, were no longer denizens of ancient Rome but real, flesh-and-blood contemporaries who were often in conflict with British colonization.
"By the end of the 17th century, you have King Philip's War in New England; it's no longer a case of 'the sweet, innocent Indians are going to convert,'" Kuhn reflected. "A lot of people in England heard about massacres and, gradually, the cultural feeling becomes more antagonistic toward Native groups. Theater reflects that."
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Original text here: https://www.binghamton.edu/news/story/6081/making-pagans-how-theater-shaped-the-public-perception-of-non-abrahamic-religions
American University Examines Decision-Making, Education and the Future of Work in the Age of AI
WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- American University issued the following news on Feb. 25, 2026 by Jennifer Maher with Dr. Jennifer L. Steele, professor in the School of Education at American University:
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Thinking Clearly in the Age of AI
AU Thought Leader Jennifer L. Steele on Data, Decision Making, and the Future of Work.
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Artificial intelligence is reshaping how we work, hire, invest, learn, and lead. But the real question is not what AI can do. It is whether we are prepared to think clearly in an age of constant disruption.
Dr. Jennifer Steele is on a mission to help people make better decisions
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- American University issued the following news on Feb. 25, 2026 by Jennifer Maher with Dr. Jennifer L. Steele, professor in the School of Education at American University:
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Thinking Clearly in the Age of AI
AU Thought Leader Jennifer L. Steele on Data, Decision Making, and the Future of Work.
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Artificial intelligence is reshaping how we work, hire, invest, learn, and lead. But the real question is not what AI can do. It is whether we are prepared to think clearly in an age of constant disruption.
Dr. Jennifer Steele is on a mission to help people make better decisionsthrough data. A former stockbroker and K-12 teacher turned professor, policy researcher, and AI thought leader, she brings an uncommon lens to one of the defining challenges of our time: how humans adapt when technology accelerates faster than institutions.
In 2027, she will publish Think Like a Scientist with Bloomsbury, a book that applies scientific decision-making to eight of life's most important choices, from medical care to investing to career paths. At American University's School of Education, and as an affiliate in the Department of Public Administration and Policy, her current research examines how AI is reshaping jobs: which skills are being automated, which are being augmented, and what that means for the future of work.
We recently sat down with Jennifer Steele to talk about her path from classroom to research, what AI really means for the future of work, and how education can help people build resilience in a rapidly changing world.
How has your personal journey influenced your work?
My journey has been influenced through teaching and mentoring that guided me from the classroom to research, helping me build a path I barely knew existed. I apply that philosophy to my work at AU. Because we foster a teaching culture within a research university, we help students find their path in times of change by asking questions, listening, and mentoring. As professors, we know our fields, but that insight is not one-size-fits all. We look at the whole student to help them successfully navigate their way into the future.
Why is your work critical to society?
There is a lot of discussion about what jobs will be enhanced by AI and which will go away. I am identifying which AI prediction methods are most reliable by mapping usage data from Claude and ChatGPT to Labor Department job tasks. We can then provide clearer signals to students and educators about the skills required for future jobs. While AI is valuable, it will be difficult to automate intrinsic human advantages in relationships and complex problem-solving. By understanding how the use of AI is evolving, I want to help people adapt to the future of work.
How is your work unique?
I have an unusually broad background: my training spans economics, psychology, and the humanities. These perspectives help me think and communicate about policy change with many different audiences. For instance, my work with AI is not about refining business strategy or helping teachers circumvent student cheating. It focuses on how teachers, students, parents, and policymakers prepare for a world with this incredible capability in a way that empowers people rather than leaving people behind.
How do you ensure societal impact?
Making research accessible is perhaps as important as establishing its validity. In education, teachers and parents are invested in what is best for kids, so we must make this information accessible. As a researcher, I have spent a lot of time co-editing scholarly journals and vetting new research, which is a key part of the scientific process. But nowadays I also I try to use broader channels--op-eds, briefs, and my book--to expand access.
What's a common misconception about your area of expertise?
Some believe the purpose of education is to identify inborn talent and help it thrive. I believe in building capacity. Our educational systems should help us identify and hone our unique talents. My goal is to help every young person grow into the person they want to become.
Additionally, a modern education should help people cultivate problem-solving and emotional resilience skills, not just convey foundational knowledge. Success in the age of AI is to know how to adapt when your current skills are no longer required, and how to navigate unfamiliar terrain, including working with people who think differently from you. Resilience is key to all of this.
What trends will help shape your field?
Historically, higher education has served as a reservoir of cultural knowledge, a place where knowledge is grown, refined, renewed, and disseminated. That system is under enormous pressure. Things we have been taught are being delegated to machines. Some are skeptical of higher education and the ideas it purveys.
Those two forces are creating pressure as AI impacts the economy. Higher education will need to morph into something that is focused on growing humans to fulfill potential, to be adaptive and wise. We need to help students consider their career, goals, and purpose. Educators can't solely be purveyors of knowledge; we must mentor in a deeper way. If our current system doesn't give students what they need, how do we pivot to help them successfully adapt to the future?
Why has AU been an ideal place to conduct your research?
Interdisciplinary approaches are part of AU's fabric. My own work is grounded in the School of Education, where we focus on equity and human empowerment, but it benefits from my affiliation with the School of Public Affairs, where I interact with policy researchers in many fields. My research has also benefitted from collaborations with the Kogod School of Business as they reimagine business education in the age of AI. AU students can easily engage with faculty from across the university, not just in their silo of focus. This makes AU special.
As a researcher and professor, how is your impact broadened by honoring both parts of your job?
AU is committed to what we call "the scholar-teacher ideal": teaching feeds research, and vice versa. My students are thinking about how to make an impact in the education policy world. That means developing scientific analysis, decision-making, leadership, and even time-management skills. Helping them do that informs my own research on how people should choose careers in the age of AI. It also makes me better at research communication--at giving people the information they need to conquer life's overwhelming decisions.
Here's how I think about it: if you come to AU, you will receive the tailored mentoring you need to develop top-notch analytic skills and get an edge in your career. Universities like AU are incubators of analytic and leadership talent. But what if you are a working adult with a family who can't make time for a degree? A university's role is also to enhance human knowledge and make that knowledge public. My book on scientific decision-making is part of that mission. It's taking the research and statistical methods that I teach my students and distilling those ideas for a broader audience.
What legacy do you hope to leave in your field?
I would like my work to have advanced the cause of evidence-based thinking in the world, especially regarding how people find opportunity and meaning in their careers. I want people to come to AU to get a world-class experience in interdisciplinary thinking, but I want access to these experiences to be democratized. The role of the scholar is to put evidence-based ideas out in the world, to expand what is understood through high-quality research and make sure those findings are accessible to everyone. That is what I am striving for.
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Original text here: https://www.american.edu/research/news/thinking-clearly-in-the-age-of-ai.cfm
