Asbury University President Dr. Kevin Brown offers a timely perspective in a new Deseret News opinion piece, exploring why recent commencement reactions to artificial intelligence reveal a deeper conversation about the purpose of higher education.
Rather than viewing AI as a threat alone, Brown argues that this moment invites colleges and universities to reaffirm their role in cultivating wisdom, character, and human flourishing alongside career preparation.
Read Dr. Brown’s full opinion article, “Commencement boos and our understanding of higher education,” in Deseret News.
Asbury University is a nationally ranked Christian liberal arts institution in the heart of Kentucky with 15 academic departments offering more than 120 undergraduate areas of study, along with graduate degrees in business, Christian ministries, communication, media, and education and an online undergraduate program. More than 22,000 living alumni surround the globe, leading and serving in all 50 states and at least 80 nations.