The Future of Science and Technology on Campus

Inside the grand reading room of the Brookfield Library
AlumniDecember 9, 2025 Howard Esther

The Future of Science and Technology on Campus

The new virtual lab bench lets chemistry students run dangerous reactions safely, while the library’s digital archive puts a century of theses one search away.

But technology serves an old idea: the seminar. Screens handle the routine so contact hours can stay human — argument, experiment and discussion, face to face.

“The best technology on campus is the kind you stop noticing.”

This year’s technology charter, drafted with students, commits every new tool to one test: does it give teachers more time to teach?

Key takeaways

  • Virtual lab bench for sciences
  • Century-deep digital thesis archive
  • Student-drafted technology charter