Excerpted from QS website: As the World Economic Forum plays out in Davos, we’re exploring the ways that higher education plays a critical role in cultivating the AI skills and mindset required for creating a robust world economy and society.   

According to Joël Mesot, President at ETH Zürich, universities have a highly important position in addressing global risks and challenges “by helping transfer knowledge to society as a whole.” By developing graduates with the soft skills sought by employers, tackling the complex understanding of ethics and AI security, and creating innovative partnerships within industry – higher education can actively shape the landscape for an emerging AI economy.  

For more on five ways that universities can play an active role in navigating AI for economic and societal resilience, visit: https://www.qs.com/insights/articles/universities-key-role-generative-ai/

The paper draws in large part from an influential framework developed several years ago by three scholars. (Among them were two members of the team.) The framework describes four key characteristics of equity-centered school leaders. The characteristics are:

• Having a “critical consciousness.” This is an understanding of historical oppression to inform how to achieve equity today. 

• Ensuring schools are inclusive places where all feel welcomed

• Supporting teachers to provide culturally responsive classrooms

• Engaging with a range of community members to define what educational justice means for a school’s students

  Thanks to The Wallace Foundation, learn more and access the full study here.

• https://wallacefoundation.org/report/culturally-responsive-school-leadership-approach-developing-equity-centered-principals