Your Career: How to strike the right tone on AI

Across academe, people are worried about AI tools and hoping their jobs won’t be the ones lost to it. ADVERTISEMENT [Your Career Logo]( You can also [read this newsletter on the web](. Or, if you no longer want to receive this newsletter, [unsubscribe](. Across academe, people are worried about AI and hoping their jobs won’t be the ones lost to it. Anyone reading the news about higher ed is aware that pretty much every part of campus — academics, admissions, groundskeeping, and sports, to name just a few — could be affected by the maelstrom of new technologies known as generative AI. Some departments could face cuts and layoffs, while others will benefit mightily. Just last month, a story in The Chronicle showed an “[AI hiring spree]( is underway, as colleges “face stiff competition” to build faculty expertise in this arena. All of which means that generative AI is just one more crisis that campus leaders have to deal with, but it may very well be the one with the most long-term effects on the very nature of institutions and careers — everyone’s — in higher education. Administrators must approach this uncertain terrain with three aims: to provide leadership, preserve mental health, and protect the vocation that leaders, professors, and staff members all love. As an academic administrator, you must take the lead in handing out reality checks on your campus: Disabuse AI skeptics of the notion that “business as usual” is an acceptable response, and rein in the AI cheerleaders who would blow the budget on this new tech. Continue reading: “[How to Lead Your Campus on AI]( by David D. Perlmutter Share your suggestions for the newsletter with Denise Magner, an editor at The Chronicle, at denise.magner@chronicle.com. ADVERTISEMENT Limited-Time Offer for New Subscribers Enjoying the newsletter? 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