AI is transforming education – and that transformation is creeping into adjacent industries. Brad Wolverton discusses the urgency and the adaptability of journalism in a world driven by AI, particularly when covering AI in higher education.

Back in the editor’s seat, Wolverton covers the biggest stories on higher education, including political, technological, and economic coverage. “But what we really need to do is also meet this, the needs of the audience,” Wolverton said. “Not just because, as you say, we're facing all this upheaval around political disruption, economic disruption on campuses, all kinds of challenges there. But, there's also the challenges of, ‘How do you meet people in the media at a moment like this?’”

Editor of The Chronicle of Higher Education, Brad Wolverton covers the biggest stories shaping colleges and universities. Wolverton, an award winning journalist and media leader, has led editorial teams for various tech-industry giants, such as Hubspot Media. His career includes bylines in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Business Week, USA Today, and more. For Wolverton, AI is the biggest thing changing the landscape of education, but that’s not all AI is reaching for.

This episode was filmed at the Agentic AI and the Student Experience Summit in Tempe, hosted by ASU Enterprise Technology.