Dr. Claire Brady Featured on Higher Ed Pulse Podcast

Jan 27

January 2026

Dr. Claire Brady, President of Glass Half Full Consulting, is featured on Higher Ed Pulse, a podcast produced by Enrollify. In this episode, host Mallory Willsea sits down with Dr. Brady to explore how AI is quietly becoming default infrastructure across college campuses — not through headline-grabbing initiatives, but through everyday workflows that are already reshaping how institutions operate.

Episode: How Will AI Actually Show Up in Higher Ed in 2026?

In this candid and forward-looking conversation, Dr. Brady challenges common assumptions about AI adoption and urges leaders to stop treating AI as a future initiative. Instead, she makes the case that AI is already here — embedded in daily work, student communications, and operational systems — often without institutional alignment or governance.

Listeners will explore:

Why AI adoption is happening bottom-up, not through formal rollouts
How institutions risk scaling broken systems when AI is layered over flawed workflows
What intentional, principle-driven AI governance actually looks like
How AI can create capacity and reduce burnout — but only with leadership and integration
Why trust, transparency, and ethics will define successful institutions by 2027

Rather than focusing on tools alone, the conversation centers on leadership responsibility, cultural clarity, and the importance of designing AI to support — not replace — human care.

About Dr. Claire Brady

Dr. Claire Brady is a nationally recognized higher education executive, consultant, and thought leader in artificial intelligence, organizational transformation, and student success. As President of Glass Half Full Consulting and author of the forthcoming book AI with Intention: The Leadership Guide for Higher Education, she partners with colleges and universities to integrate AI responsibly — aligning innovation with mission, equity, and human connection.

🎧 Listen to the episode:

https://www.enrollify.org/episodes/episode-101-ai-wont-save-higher-ed-leadership-will