AAC&U Launches New Institute on AI, Pedagogy, and the Curriculum

Washington, DC—The American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) announced today the 124 higher education institutions selected to participate in its inaugural Institute on AI, Pedagogy, and the Curriculum. This new, fully online institute is designed to help departments, programs, colleges, and universities respond effectively to the challenges and opportunities artificial intelligence (AI) presents for courses and curricula. The institute launches with a kickoff event today and tomorrow, and it will conclude with a closing capstone event on April 10–11, 2025. Between those events, the institute will engage participating teams via virtual events, mentorship, and interactions as they develop and implement AI action plans for their classrooms, curricula, and campuses.

“The rapid emergence of generative AI has resulted in profound opportunities and challenges for nearly all disciplines in higher education,” said C. Edward Watson, Vice President for Digital Innovation at AAC&U. “AI competencies and literacies are quickly emerging as necessary workforce skills. This demands that associated learning outcomes become a part of our curriculum; however, evoking AI into the classroom can create challenges regarding academic integrity and student learning. This institute is designed to help campuses navigate these complexities, engage in curricular and pedagogical reform, and address the array of related concerns associated with AI in higher education, including questions about policies, ethics, and the future of higher learning. I’m excited that AAC&U is collaborating with so many institutions to address our latest teaching and learning grand challenge.”

The institute will offer monthly meetings and webinars throughout the academic year to allow time for teams to interact with other campuses, address timely topics of interest, and provide updates on the status of AI. Each campus team will be assigned a mentor from the institute’s faculty. In addition to providing their perspectives, each faculty mentor can also connect the team with expertise from other institute faculty members as needed. Asynchronous interactions across campus teams and with the institute’s faculty will be encouraged and facilitated through AAC&U’s online institute platform.

Listed below are the higher education institutions participating in the 2024–25 Institute on AI, Pedagogy, and the Curriculum:

• American International College
• Anderson University
• Bates College
• Bentley University
• Berklee College of Music
• Berkshire Community College
• Berry College
• Blackhawk Technical College
• Boston University
• Bowdoin College
• Bowie State University
• Butler University
• California State University, Fullerton
• Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar
• Cerritos Community College
• Chandler-Gilbert Community College
• Clemson University
• Cleveland Institute of Art
• College of Charleston
• College of William and Mary
• Colorado College
• Colorado School of Mines
• Community College of Allegheny County
• Community College of Rhode Island
• Concordia University Irvine
• Connecticut State Community College Norwalk
• Creighton University
• Curry College
• Delta College
• Eastern Oregon University
• Elgin Community College
• Endicott College
• Framingham State University
• Furman University
• Georgia Southern University
• Georgia Institute of Technology
• Gonzaga University
• Grand Rapids Community College
• Indiana State University
• Irvine Valley College
• Jackson State University
• Jacksonville University
• Kansas State University
• Laurel Ridge Community College
• Lawrence University
• Loyola Marymount University
• Maryville College
• McKendree University
• Medical University of South Carolina
• Mercer University
• Mid-State Technical College
• Mohawk College
• Moravian University
• Morgan State University
• Muskingum University
• New Jersey City University
• New Jersey Institute of Technology
• New York Institute of Technology
• New York University
• Northcentral Technical College
• Northern Kentucky University
• Oakland University
• Oakton College
• Pacific Oaks College
• Palm Beach State College
• Pima Community College
• Rice University
• Richard Bland College of William and Mary
• Rio Salado College
• Rowan University
• Saint Mary's College of California
• Saint Vincent College
• Salem State University
• Salt Lake Community College
• San Diego Community College District
• San Francisco State University
• Seattle University
• Seton Hall University
• Seton Hill University
• Skidmore College
• Southwestern University
• Southwest Wisconsin Technical College
• St. Cloud State University
• St. John's University
• Stella and Charles Guttman Community College
• Stetson University
• Stockton University
• Susquehanna University
• Texas A&M University–San Antonio
• Texas Woman's University
• The Evergreen State College
• United States Air Force Academy
• United States Military Academy
• University at Buffalo
• University of Alaska Fairbanks
• University of Arkansas at Little Rock
• University of California, Davis
• University of California, Santa Cruz
• University of Cincinnati, Clermont College
• University of Colorado Denver
• University of Minnesota Rochester
• University of North Dakota
• University of North Florida
• University of North Georgia
• University of Rochester School of Nursing
• University of San Francisco
• University of Texas at Dallas
• University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
• University of the Pacific
• University of Toronto
• University of Utah
• University of Virginia
• University System of Georgia
• Valdosta State University
• Valencia College
• Virginia Commonwealth University
• Virginia Wesleyan University
• Volunteer State Community College
• Wentworth Institute of Technology
• Western Kentucky University
• Whitman College
• Widener University
• William Peace University

For more information about the AAC&U Institute on AI, Pedagogy, and the Curriculum, please visit https://www.aacu.org/event/institute-ai-pedagogy-curriculum.

About AAC&U

The American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) is a global membership organization dedicated to advancing the democratic purposes of higher education by promoting equity, innovation, and excellence in liberal education. Through our programs and events, publications and research, public advocacy, and campus-based projects, AAC&U serves as a catalyst and facilitator for innovations that improve educational quality and equity and that support the success of all students. In addition to accredited public and private, two-year, and four-year colleges and universities and state higher education systems and agencies throughout the United States, our membership includes degree-granting higher education institutions in more than twenty-five countries as well as other organizations and individuals. To learn more, visit www.aacu.org.