🤝 Collection: University Curriculum – Wide AI Programs Universities are launching program-specific AI initiatives. This roundup is updated regularly, and the editor invites contributions. MSU is not yet on the list, but examples include CMU’s Applied Intelligence minor and Ohio State’s introductory gen-ed AI courses.

📝 Students Want Programs that Include AI TrainingIn their latest survey of learners and employers, Coursera asked whether AI training should be included in degree programs and 93% said yes. Ninety two percent of employers said they’d choose someone with credentialed AI skills over one without. Learn More: Report: 93% of Students Believe Gen AI Training…

🔎 Proquest Adds AI FeaturesProquest announces new AI Research Assistant in Beta for some university partnerships. The company claims that the tools will allow “natural language inquiries” to refine searches, although there is no publicly available demo or use-case yet for the tool. Learn More: ProQuest, Part of Clarivate, Launches AI-Powered Research Assistant 💬 Microsoft Offers Copilot Training…

💻 MSU IT – Ed Tech Hosting Educational Technology SummitMSU IT – Educational Technology is hosting its annual Educational Technology Summit June 2 through June 5. MSU faculty and staff are encouraged to sign up for a number of AI-related sessions including the AI Playground; a virtual drop-in space where you can explore, experiment, and…

✋ Hallucinations Are Only One Potential Problem with AIStrengthen your AI literacy by understanding these additional AI reliability pitfalls: Learn More: Murray, S. (2025) Top 5 AI reliability pitfalls. 3️⃣ Three Types of Faculty AI AnxietyHigher levels of academic integrity among academics correspond to lower use of ChatGPT in their work. Researchers identified three types of tech-related anxiety…

💬 Lauren Klein to Keynote the MSU AI SummitLauren Klein is a Winship Distinguished Research Professor and Associate Professor in the departments of Quantitative Theory & Methods and English at Emory University. She will be the keynote speaker for the upcoming AI Summit, which is currently at capacity for attendance. Learn More: MSU AI Summit 📝 An AI-Aware…

💰 MSU Users Can Now Create Copilot Agents with Paid AccountMSU users who have purchased Microsoft 365 Copilot from the Tech Store now have access to agents: custom GPT-powered Copilots that can be prompted to perform specific tasks inside Microsoft apps. Learn More: Agents in Microsoft365 ✋ Resisting The AI UniversityInstructors can resist the automation of higher education…

🤖 Term of the Day: AI RelianceThe term AI reliance refers to how a student behaves with AI: reflective, cautious, thoughtless, or collaborative. Considering the scale of AI use could help instructors identify patterns of reliance to inform how to approach AI in the their courses. Learn More: Pew Research Center. (2025, April 3). How the…

📰 The State News: AI & HumanitiesAn article in The State News details the experience of humanities professors grappling with the rapid integration of AI tools into academia. AI detection, policy enforcement, and pedagogical changes are top of mind. Learn More: Perez Ibarguen, E. (2025, March 19). As AI takes root at MSU, humanities faculty struggle to…

📝 Personalized AI But One-Size AssessmentsA case study on AI within an Outcome-Based Education model (OBE) claims that student outcomes were higher when using AI for personalized learning. But the conventional grading structure itself still privileges content mastery: is it actually personalization if the assessment architecture remains unchanged? Learn More: Cao, Y. , Liu, Y. and Lai,…