Leading cybersecurity, AI, and institutional resilience in higher education

Claremont McKenna College President Hiram E. Chodosh joins Steven Bowcut to unpack what cybersecurity leadership looks like in higher education—where openness, collaboration, and constant user turnover create a risk profile unlike most enterprises. They discuss how a college president defines cybersecurity at the governance level, how institutions balance academic freedom with necessary security controls, and how AI is reshaping both the threat landscape and the classroom. The episode also explores how CMC is integrating responsible AI, IT resilience, and cybersecurity thinking into scientific and computational fluency for students—and what security leaders should understand when communicating cyber risk to academic leadership.