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President Series · #516

What Does It Mean to Control Technology Instead of Letting It Control You? - with Dr. Katia Passerini, President, Gonzaga University

Dr. Katia Passerini, President · Gonzaga University

Oct 6, 2026 48 min
What Does It Mean to Control Technology Instead of Letting It Control You? - with Dr. Katia Passerini, President, Gonzaga University

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What this conversation answers

  • 01

    How do you balance embracing technology while maintaining control when denial is just as dangerous as losing oversight?

  • 02

    Why must presidents accept that students now arrive knowing more about AI than faculty?

  • 03

    What makes isolation a choice toward irrelevance when the right alliances are the differentiator?

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It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Dr. Katia Passerini, President, Gonzaga University

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  • How do you balance embracing technology while maintaining control when denial is just as dangerous as losing oversight?
  • Why must presidents accept that students now arrive knowing more about AI than faculty?
  • What makes isolation a choice toward irrelevance when the right alliances are the differentiator?

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