Office Hours Podcast
Building the AI-Native University: Student Success and Lifelong Learning
Rethinking the university as a lifelong learning companion
Maryville University President Dr. Dan Shipp and Chief Future/AI Officer Phil Komarny join Marni Baker Stein to discuss how AI, data, and skills mapping are reshaping the student-institution relationship—shifting from fragmented systems to a truly learner-centered experience.
In this episode, you’ll discover:
- Why building an AI-native campus requires a data-first foundation
- How to build an “achievement architecture” for lifelong success
- How faculty-built AI tutors cut one program’s course attrition from 40% to 10%
- What it means to be a lifelong learning companion
Tune in to The Office Hours Podcast by Coursera for real-world strategies that will help you turn your institutional data into a lifelong student asset.
Episode 2 speakers
Guest: Dr. Dan Shipp
President
Guest: Phil Komarny
Chief Future/AI Officer
Host: Marni Baker Stein
SVP, Chief Content Officer, Coursera
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