Leading in the AI Era 

Higher education is at a crossroads. Generative AI offers enormous promise to streamline operations, enhance learning, and strengthen public trust. But it also raises urgent questions about ethics, equity, and institutional readiness.

The Chronicle’s in-depth report, Leading in the AI Era, explores how colleges can responsibly meet the moment.

Drawing on exclusive survey data from more than 900 campus leaders, faculty, and staff, the report shows how innovative colleges are working to infuse their operations with AI, the guardrails they are building to avoid pitfalls, how they propose to evaluate their students’ learning, and how they envision paying for it all.

With this report, you’ll learn about the wide range of ways AI is transforming campuses — so you’ll be better prepared for what lies ahead.

Readers will discover:

• How innovative colleges are integrating AI across operations and instruction.

• What guardrails leaders are building to ensure ethical use of AI tools.

• What to consider before investing in large-scale AI tools or licenses.

• Ways institutions are rethinking assessment, funding, and policy in response to the rise of AI.