680. Can Universities Win Back Our Trust?
Sian Beilock, president of Dartmouth College and a cognitive scientist by training, discusses how her research on performance under pressure informs her leadership during a turbulent era for higher education. She advocates for institutional restraint, free expression, and rebuilding publi
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