Unfixed: How AI Is Reshaping the University

Ep. 42 What Comes Next for AI in the CSU? with Ed Clark

What does AI strategy look like when you’re responsible for technology across the largest four-year public university system in the country? Ed Clark, Chief Information O

Ep. 41 The View Without the Climb: Skills in the Age of AI with Ciarán Dunne

What should universities teach when information is abundant, AI can produce polished work in seconds, and graduates are entering an increasingly uncertain world? In this

Ep. 40 Did the Student Learn? Rethinking Education in the Age of AI with John Katzman

What does AI actually change about learning and what should colleges stop worrying about? In this episode, we talk with education entrepreneur John Katzman, founder and C

Ep. 39 Beyond Pro-AI and Anti-AI with Andy Masley

Researcher and writer Andy Masley joins Unfixed for a conversation about how to have more honest, productive debates about artificial intelligence. We discuss why convers

Ep. 38 [Special Episode] I Know What You Did Last Summer, AI Edition

What happened in AI this summer? So much it made Nik dizzy. In this episode of Unfixed, we look back at a summer 2026 when the pace of change in AI seemed to accelerate o

Ep. 37 The Future of AI in Higher Education with OpenAI's Leah Belsky

Leah Belsky, Vice President of Education at OpenAI, joins Unfixed for a wide-ranging conversation about AI, higher education, and the future of learning. We discuss why O

Ep. 36 Unfixed at the Movies: Her

Movie Night returns to Unfixed with Spike Jonze’s Her (2013), one of the most influential films made about artificial intelligence. We explore why so many AI leaders have

Ep. 35 Unfixed at the Movies: WarGames and Terminator 2

Before ChatGPT, before AI agents, and before every company suddenly became an AI company, there were movies trying to make sense of intelligent machines and humanity’s fu

Ep. 34 Fantasy Draft: What Was Already Broken in Higher Ed Before AI?

Did generative AI really break higher education or did it simply expose what was already broken? In this episode of Unfixed, Zach and Nik make the case that many of the b

Ep. 33 Teaching AI Literacy in Higher Education with Allison Vaughn & D.J. Hopkins

What does it actually mean to be AI literate in higher education? In this episode of Unfixed, we sit down with Allison Vaughn and D.J. Hopkins from San Diego State Univer

Ep. 32 AI Is Not EdTech: Why Higher Education Keeps Treating It Like It Is

Higher education has spent decades evaluating and adopting educational technology, but generative AI may be something fundamentally different. In this episode, Zach and N

Ep. 31 [Special Episode] CSU Renews Its OpenAI Deal: Zach and Nik React

The California State University system just renewed its OpenAI contract, turning what began as a bold AI pilot into a long-term institutional commitment. In this special

Ep. 30 Preparing Teachers for the Age of AI with Jamie Gunderson

In this episode of Unfixed, Nik and Zach are joined by our producer and special education scholar Jamie Gunderson to explore how AI is reshaping teacher education and K-1

Ep. 29 What Higher Ed Gets Wrong About AI and Critical Thinking with Inara Scott

In this episode of Unfixed, Nik and Zach sit down with Inara Scott, a leading expert on AI strategy and innovation in higher education, to examine why the conversation ar

Ep. 28 AI Retrofit Workshops: Redesigning Teaching for the Age of AI

In this episode of Unfixed, we unpack what it actually means to run AI retrofit workshops—where faculty redesign assignments and learning outcomes for a world shaped by g

Ep. 27 The Future of Higher Education with Nick Dirks

In this episode of Unfixed, we talk with Nicholas (Nick) Dirks, President and CEO of the New York Academy of Sciences and former Chancellor of UC Berkeley, about what AI

Ep. 26 From Grief to Action: How Instructional Designers Are Leading AI Change

In this episode of Unfixed, we sit down with William Hardaway and Jason McGensy from CSU Fresno to explore how institutions are actually implementing AI in higher educati

Ep. 25 Are Asynchronous Online Classes Broken?

Asynchronous online courses have become a cornerstone—and a cash engine—of modern higher education, but in the age of AI, the model is starting to crack. In this episode,

Ep. 24 Teaching Writing in the Age of AI With Stephanie Tran and Tamara Tate

Generative AI is transforming how students write and how professors teach writing. In this episode of Unfixed, we’re joined by Stephanie Tran (Cypress College) and Tamara

Ep. 23 Under Pressure: AI, Earnings Tests, and the New Squeeze on Higher Ed

Higher education is facing two converging pressures: generative AI disrupting early-career labor markets and new federal “earnings test” accountability rules tying progra