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Universities Cannot Run Away from AI (The Chronicle of Higher Education)

November 18, 2025

Provost Jennifer King Rice discusses the necessity of AI in higher education. 

Universities should approach AI in instruction with two goals in mind: integrating AI into the classroom so students develop the skills and knowledge they need to enter an AI-infused workforce successfully; and developing, evaluating, and refining AI tools that support and enhance student learning, rather than disrupt it.