Uploaded August 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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Colorado State President Amy Parsons, University of Wyoming President Ed Seidel, and University of Denver Chancellor Jeremy Haefner get specific on open inquiry, institutional neutrality, access and excellence, classroom norms, hiring, student expectations, AI, mental health, and the future of the residential university. Practical moves you can copy. Clear tradeoffs. No euphemisms.

Chapters:

00:00 Welcome and HxA agenda framing
02:45 CSU opening. Access plus excellence and student outcomes
08:29 DU perspective. Modeling open inquiry and student skill building
14:19 Wyoming principles and policy reforms. Neutrality and hiring practices
32:36 Students today. Flexible paths, AI tools, and mentoring that sticks
50:00 The next 50 years. Community, competencies, residential value, democracy