AI tools are increasingly used by college seniors and valued by employers, driving rapid adoption across higher education and entry-level work. Data from graduating students shows a shift from moderate use to near-universal use, with many reporting daily use. Colleges and universities are responding by developing systemwide AI policies and literacy programs that expand access while setting guardrails for how AI shapes learning and academic outcomes. SUNY adopted a policy framework across its campuses that includes required training in responsible use, embedding AI literacy into general education, and improving access to research and learning opportunities. The policy also emphasizes protecting student personal information and academic records, including concerns about students using institutional AI tools.
"A new report from Handshake drew on data collected in March from 1,248 students graduating with a bachelor's degree this year from nearly 500 institutions nationwide. It shows AI adoption among seniors has shifted from evenly split to nearly universal: 85 percent now report using AI tools-up 31 percentage points from two years ago-and more than a third say they use them daily."
"During a recent Board of Trustees meeting, university leaders outlined a framework to scale AI use across SUNY's 64 campuses while requiring training in responsible use, embedding AI literacy into the general education curriculum and expanding student access to research and learning opportunities."
"The State University of New York recently adopted a new systemwide AI policy aimed at expanding the use of AI tools while setting guardrails around how they shape student learning, support services and academic outcomes."
""One of our major concerns is making sure that SUNY data-including students' personal information and academic records-is protected," Sloman said. "We don't want a SUNY student using a SUNY AI tool""
Read at Inside Higher Ed | Higher Education News, Events and Jobs
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]