# Ep. 182: Voices of Student Success: A Liberal Arts College Embraces AI

Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-key-with-inside-higher-ed-1232013/ep-182-voices-of-student-success-a-liberal-arts-college-embraces-ai
Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-key-with-inside-higher-ed-1232013/ep-182-voices-of-student-success-a-liberal-arts-college-embraces-ai.md
Podcast: [The Key with Inside Higher Ed](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-key-with-inside-higher-ed-1232013)
Published: 2025-11-14T07:43:00+00:00
Episode link: https://insidehighered.podbean.com/e/ep-tk-voices-of-student-success-a-liberal-arts-college-embraces-ai/
Audio file: https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/vnpawztw4qhu6bph/25_AI_mule_chat_mixdown-final8aad4.mp3
Processing state: not_requested
JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-key-with-inside-higher-ed-1232013/episodes/ep-182-voices-of-student-success-a-liberal-arts-college-embraces-ai
Duration seconds: 1661

## Resource

This series of Voices of Student Success focuses on the use of generative artificial intelligence in higher education and how technology can support student success goals. Since 2022, there’s been a surge in the number and types of applications using generative AI, but not all tools are the same. So how can faculty, staff and students learn to identify the differences and determine when it’s appropriate to leverage these tools? Colby College developed a platform, called Mule Chat, that allows users to explore several large language models, including ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude and LLaMA. The platform provides a safe “on ramp” into GenAI usage and relies on student tutors to disseminate information to their peers. In the latest episode of Voices of Student Success, David Watts, the Director of Colby College's Davis Institute for Artificial Intelligence, and Michael Yankoski, Davis AI research and teaching scientist, discuss the college’s AI institute and how Mule Chat works. Hosted by Inside Higher Ed Student Success reporter Ashley Mowreader, this episode is sponsored by TimelyCare. Read a transcript.

## Actions

- request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-key-with-inside-higher-ed-1232013/episodes/ep-182-voices-of-student-success-a-liberal-arts-college-embraces-ai/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode.
- read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-key-with-inside-higher-ed-1232013/ep-182-voices-of-student-success-a-liberal-arts-college-embraces-ai.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource.

A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed.

## Transcript

Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.