Artificial intelligence is creating both urgency and uncertainty for colleges and universities. Faculty are asking how to preserve academic integrity, protect deep learning, and manage student use of AI, while students are navigating inconsistent expectations across courses and departments. Chief academic officers and other administrators have an important role to play in helping institutions move from anxiety and fragmentation toward clarity, shared purpose, and responsible innovation.
This session will explore how academic leaders can guide meaningful AI integration in teaching and learning. Topics will include AI literacy for all students, approaches to curricular integration, implications for assessment and assignment design, faculty development, and policy coherence. Participants will consider practical strategies for developing department-level guidance, supporting faculty conversations, and aligning AI use with institutional mission and student learning goals.
The session will emphasize AI not simply as a policy challenge, but as an opportunity to revisit fundamental questions about learning, expertise, integrity, and preparation for an AI-shaped world.
Gerald Griffin, Provost, Hope College (MI)
Susan Larson, Provost and Dean of the College, Concordia College (MN)