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What Happens When Students Adopt AI Faster Than Faculty & Drive 150 Year Old Universities to Innovate? - Dr. Sarah Holtan, Assistant Provost, Carroll University, & Host, Get Down to College Business

Dr. Sarah Holtan, Assistant Provost, Carroll University, & Host · Get Down to College Business

Dec 18, 2025 42 min
What Happens When Students Adopt AI Faster Than Faculty & Drive 150 Year Old Universities to Innovate? - Dr. Sarah Holtan, Assistant Provost, Carroll University, & Host, Get Down to College Business

What this conversation answers

  • 01

    How does Carroll University achieve its largest incoming class (814 students) with 40% first generation students while adapting to serve more commuters than ever?

  • 02

    What happens when students drive AI adoption on campus faster than faculty, forcing universities to shift from resistance to strategic integration?

  • 03

    How does a 150 year old university (older than Wisconsin itself) balance heritage with launching its first PhD program & pioneering new general education aligned with employer expectations?

Show notes

It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Dr. Sarah Holtan, Assistant Provost, Carroll University, & Host of the Get Down to College Business Podcast

In this episode, part of our EdUp Extra series (because who doesn’t love a little extra goodness in their life), & sponsored by the 2026 InsightsEDU Conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, February 17-19,

YOUR co-host is Darius Goldman, Founder & CEO, Career-Bond

YOUR host is Elvin Freytes⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠

  • How does Carroll University achieve its largest incoming class (814 students) with 40% first generation students while adapting to serve more commuters than ever?
  • What happens when students drive AI adoption on campus faster than faculty, forcing universities to shift from resistance to strategic integration?
  • How does a 150 year old university (older than Wisconsin itself) balance heritage with launching its first PhD program & pioneering new general education aligned with employer expectations?

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