<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/pre-go-live-resources/_migration/_dev-testing/2026-08-21/westmont-news/preparing-ais-impact-higher-ed.html" dsn="news"><pubDate>07/28/2025</pubDate><title>Preparing for AI’s Impact on Higher Ed</title><excerpt>Higher education must enhance student experiences and foster meaningful relationships if it’s to meet the challenge of rapidly advancing AI. That was the message at Westmont’s Impact Conference, which brought higher education technology leaders to campus July 24-25. They stressed that technology should serve, not supplant, the social networks and values at the heart of learning and opportunity.</excerpt><author>Scott Craig</author><image>
            
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