Notes from Oxford, Part 1: What Twenty Years of a Research Community Looks Like
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August 13, 2026
First in a five-part series from the 15th International Conference on Restructuring of the Global Economy, Centre for Business and Economic Research (CBER) at the Saïd Business School, University of Oxford , 10–11 August 2026.
There is a particular sound a room makes when researchers who have been reading each other's work for years finally get to argue in person. I heard it a lot this week.
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Tags: Education, Future of Work
The AI Layoff Headlines Are Only Telling You Half the Story
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July 24, 2026
A Forbes analysis published this month (Lisa Curtis, July 12, 2026) surfaced a number that deserves far more attention than the layoff headlines are giving it: 1.56 million new business applications were filed in the U.S. between November 2025 and January 2026 — the largest three-month stretch of business formation since 2004.
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What I Learned at ALA's 150th Anniversary Conference, Part 1: The Case for Showing Up
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June 30, 2026
What I Learned at ALA's 150th Anniversary Conference, Part 1: The Case for Showing Up
The American Library Association 's 150th anniversary conference was outstanding, and it will take me some time to fully unpack everything I absorbed. This will be the first in a series, because one article cannot hold all of it. So I'll start where the conference itself started.
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Tags: AI Governance, Education, Future of Work
From Cyborg Minds to Collaborative Intelligence:
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May 25, 2026
Why the Future of Work Depends on Friction, Not Efficiency
By Dr. JoAnn D. Rolle, PhD Economics
GenAI Adoption & Workforce Transformation Economist
Only 5% of people using AI are genuine Cyborgs—integrated partners with technology who maintain discernment and agency. Everyone else? They're automating their judgment without realizing it.
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The $72 Million Hole: What Saint Augustine's Bankruptcy Means for the AI Workforce Pipeline
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May 08, 2026
By Dr. JoAnn D. Rolle GenAI Adoption & Workforce Transformation Economist
Saint Augustine's College (University) just filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
Let that sit for a moment.
A 159-year-old historically Black university — founded in 1867 in Raleigh, North Carolina, two years after the Civil War ended — is now navigating bankruptcy court with between $50 million and $100 million in liabilities and more than 200 creditors. Enrollment, which stood at roughly 1,000 students five years ago, collapsed to approximately 150 by the start of the current academic year. Students who haven't finished their degrees will need to transfer elsewhere. The interim president has resigned. Accreditation is ending.,
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Tags: Diversity and Inclusion, Education, Future of Work
