Michael D. Smith

UPDATES:

• April-24: I will be participating in a panel titled "In Pursuit of Equity: Redesigning Higher Education for a Digital World" at the 2024 ASU+GSV Summit.

• April-24: I received the 2024 Philip E. Frandson Award for Literature for "The Abundant University: Remaking Higher Education for a Digital World."

• January-24:  I was interviewed by Litmaps about how emerging digital technologies could benefit higher education.

• December-23: My book “The Abundant University: Remaking Higher Education For A Digital World” was named by Forbes as one of the “Best Higher Education Books” of 2023.

• December-23: I was featured in an article in USA Today about streaming services and new bundle offerings.

• November-23: I was featured in a Forbes article on how Artificial Intelligence can help fight piracy.

• November-23: I was a guest on Freakonomics Radio Network podcast where I discussed how higher education is broken and ways it could be fixed.

• November-23: I was featured on The Authority Podcast where I discussed my book, "The Abundant University: Remaking Higher Education for a Digital World."

• October-23: I was featured on School for Startups Radio podcast where I discussed my book “The Abundant University: Remaking Higher Education for a Digital World.”

• October-23: David Rosowsky, Chief Research Officer at Kansas State University discussed my book in a Forbes piece titled “Universities Need To Evolve Their Models To Truly Live Their Mission.”

• October-23: I discussed the impact of Paramount’s 1-day free release of Mean Girls on TikTok in a New York Times story.

• October-23: I was featured on an episode of The EdUp Experience Podcast about remaking higher education for a digital world.

• October-23: My article titled “The Public Is Giving Up on Higher Ed” was featured in The Chronicle of Higher Education.

• October-23: I was featured in a post by the Charles Koch Foundation about how colleges and universities must refocus their mission.

• September-23: I discussed my new book “The Abundant University: Remaking Higher Education for a Digital World” on Talks at Google.

• September-23: I was interviewed by Inside Higher Ed about higher education’s need to embrace technology to help break down barriers to entry for students.

• September-23: – My new book “The Abundant University: Remaking Higher Education for a Digital World” is now available for purchase. Learn more or purchase here.

• September-23: I discussed disruption in higher education on the What Happens Next in 6 Minutes with Larry Bernstein podcast.

• September-23: My book The Abundant University: Remaking Higher Education For a Digital World was featured in a review by Forbes.

• August-23: I was quoted in a Marketplace story on the decline of cable and the rise of online streaming.

• July-23: I was quoted in a U.S. News story about Netflix’s decision to limit password sharing on its platform.