tag: AI
Blog Post
October 16, 2026
Supporting Researchers in a Time of Change
New Insights from a National Survey of Faculty
As 2027 approaches, senior leaders are facing another year of uncertainty across the research enterprise. Steep declines in applications and admissions of international graduate students portend both short- and long-term gaps in the talent pipeline. Ongoing volatility regarding the terms and conditions of federal grants create budgetary landmines, while concerns about research integrity and public confidence are sharpening the need to protect trust in scholarly work. At the same time, researchers are adopting AI across the research process faster than…
Blog Post
October 13, 2026
Exploring AI for Academic Library Operations
Early Lessons from 2026 and Announcing the 2027 Cohort
In May 2026, we launched the first AI in Action cohort, providing guided support and peer learning opportunities to 20 academic libraries as they explored how to implement AI tools into their library’s operations. Since then, the cohort has made considerable progress: we have examined the range of AI use cases in academic libraries, reviewed the ethical considerations surrounding their use, and surveyed library staff across participating institutions about their perceptions of and engagement with AI. Additionally, at individual…
Research Report
October 8, 2026
Buffeted by Change, Researchers Seek Continuity and Investment
Results from the Ithaka S+R US Researcher Survey
The research enterprise in the United States, established after the second world war, is experiencing massive disruption, and researchers at US higher education institutions are operating in an unstable environment. Against this backdrop, the findings from our survey of 4,003 researchers, fielded in late 2025, demonstrate that they remain committed to carrying out essential work and that they are doing so in innovative ways—through collaboration, the creation of valuable educational experiences, and pushing knowledge towards the next frontier.
Blog Post
October 7, 2026
The “Skill” of Not Using AI
In a recent national survey, we asked college instructors to share the AI-related skills they prioritize and teach in their classes and compared their responses to employers’, using an AI skills Framework originally developed by researchers at the multi-national human resources technology company HiBob. Asking instructors to prioritize AI-related skills within a specific framework inevitably begs the question of what other skills those instructors consider important. When offered the opportunity to suggest additional skills, many instructors noted how…
Past Event
September 28, 2026
Incorporating Environmental Perspectives into AI Literacy
Join Ithaka S+R for a conversation about how higher education is thinking about AI’s environmental impacts. We will speak with four panelists—Beth Filar Williams (User Experience Research Librarian, Oregon State University Libraries), Chris Rabe (Program Lead, Universal Climate, MIT Open Learning, and Education Program Director, MIT Climate Project), Eira Tansey (founder and manager of Memory Rising), and Sarah Tribelhorn (Sciences and Sustainability Librarian, San Diego State University)—to explore how the environmental impacts of AI could feature within AI…
Blog Post
August 31, 2026
Ithaka S+R’s Environmental AI Literacy Framework
Inviting Feedback from the Public
As campuses introduce trainings and resources to promote AI literacy, how can they also ensure that students, faculty, and staff understand the environmental impacts of the technology? This question is at the core of the Incorporating Environmental Perspectives into AI Literacy project. Through it, we published a LibGuide which provides resources on the environmental footprint of AI and efforts to mitigate those impacts. To make the LibGuide actionable, we are now introducing the Environmental AI Literacy Framework.
Blog Post
August 26, 2026
Where Instructors Turn To Learn About AI
Acknowledging that some instructors reject AI outright and see no place for it in higher education, there are increasing numbers of faculty members seeking to better understand, utilize, and integrate AI into their own practice as teachers and researchers. While institutional centers for teaching and learning, libraries, and IT offices are all trying to help instructors adopt or adapt to AI, the broad impact of these efforts remains unknown.
Research Report
August 18, 2026
AI Skills for College Graduates
Exploring How Instructors and Employers Prioritize AI Skills Differently
Since the public release of ChatGPT in 2022, both higher education institutions and employers have been keenly focused on how to prepare college students, and ultimately graduates, for the new world of AI-inflected work. But what does it mean to be ready for the AI workplace? We embarked on one of the first major efforts to vet a comprehensive framework of what constitutes AI skills with college and university instructors as well as to understand how instructors prioritize these skills.
Blog Post
July 22, 2026
How AI Is Reshaping the Value of Higher Education
A New Issue Brief
AI touches all of the basic assumptions that underlie how we think about the value of postsecondary education and academic research: what students need to learn, how they learn, how institutions operate, and how universities contribute to the production and dissemination of knowledge. The immediate questions it raises are urgent and real. Students need AI literacy and training on work-relevant AI tools. Faculty need to rethink assignments and assessment. Institutions are trying to understand how AI…
Issue Brief
July 16, 2026
Postsecondary Value in the Age of AI
AI is rapidly changing the conversation about postsecondary value because it changes the production function of postsecondary education and academic research. By “value,” I mean more than the individual return on investment to students, though that matters enormously. Postsecondary value also includes the costs and benefits for institutions, communities and states, the research enterprise, and society more broadly. It includes whether students gain the education and credentials they need to build meaningful lives and careers; whether institutions can deliver that…
Past Event
June 12, 2026
From Detecting to Mentoring
Teaching for Trust and Learning in the Age of AI
False accusations of cheating based on unreliable AI-detection tools can erode trust, undermining constructive faculty-student relationships. Caution regarding GenAI’s impact on learning integrity is warranted, but a policing mindset contributes to student anxiety and negates the emotional dimensions of learning. Drawing on student experiences that highlight faculty’s central role in shaping students’ AI-adoption, this presentation for the University of Central Florida’s Teaching and Learning with AI Conference proposes a mentoring mindset as a human-centric approach to academic integrity. Mentoring…
Past Event
June 10, 2026
Much Ado About Authorship
Research Integrity & AI Systems
What counts as authorship when AI assists—or drafts—content? An upcoming NISO webinar will dig into disclosure practices, tools and workflows for detecting machine-generated text and images, handling hallucinations and manipulated content, and editorial policies that safeguard trust while keeping reviews efficient. The webinar will feature panelists Mark McBride and Kari Weaver. Learn more about the session, scheduled for June 10, 2026, at 11:00am.
Past Event
April 13, 2026
AI Adoption in Research Administration at Emerging Research Institutions
Research administration is becoming more complex each year. In the past decade, federal agencies have introduced more than 200 new or revised policies affecting research administration, while philanthropy and private funding add additional compliance expectations. For Emerging Research Institutions (ERIs), these pressures are especially difficult to manage with limited staffing and infrastructure. In a webinar organized by Atom Grants, Ruby MacDougall and Dylan Ruediger will share findings from two workshops supported by the National Science Foundation’s GRANTED program and…
Blog Post
April 2, 2026
AI in Action
Announcing a New Cohort Project for Academic Libraries
Our new initiative, AI in Action, will bring together 15-20 academic libraries starting this May for a 12-month, hands-on cohort to explore the potential for integrating AI into their own processes. The goal is to produce actionable, shared insights that strengthen the sector’s collective capacity for innovation, while staying aligned with library values.
Past Event
March 11, 2026
AI in Higher Ed:
Who’s Being Heard, Who’s Not?
As AI becomes increasingly central to higher education, whose voices are shaping the conversation? This interactive meet-up at SXSW EDU 2026 invites educators, students, academic leaders, and more to share authentic experiences and challenges around AI adoption and workforce readiness. Led by Ithaka S+R’s Claire Baytas and UBaltimore’s Julia Goffredi, we’ll explore how to ensure student and faculty perspectives are included in decision-making, identify gaps in current conversations, and brainstorm practical strategies for building more inclusive, responsive AI initiatives…
Past Event
January 15, 2026
Implementing AI in Research Administration at Emerging Research Institutions
Preliminary Findings from Two NSF-Funded Workshops
In the fall of 2025, Ithaka S+R, in collaboration with Montclair State University and Chapman University and with support from the National Science Foundation (NSF), convened two regional workshops, one hosted at Montclair and the other at Chapman. Each workshop brought together research administrators, librarians, CIOs, and research support staff from local and regional universities to explore opportunities for collaboration around leveraging AI in research support and administration. In January 2026, a session at the CNI Pre-Recorded Project Briefing Series…
Past Event
January 5, 2026
Fireside Chat: AI as a Tool within K-12 and Higher Education
On January 5 at 4pm ET, Ithaka S+R’s Claire Baytas will participate in a panel discussion on AI as a tool within K-12 and higher education, as part of the National Academies Board on Science Education 44th Meeting. The session will take place on January 5 at 4pm ET.
Blog Post
July 7, 2025
Preparing Students for an AI-Infused Workforce
Reflections from the University of Baltimore’s 2025 AI Summit
On June 3, 2025, the University of Baltimore hosted its second AI Summit, organized by the university’s Center for Excellence in Learning, Teaching, and Technology (CELTT). The event, as described by the organizers, was “an in-depth exploration of artificial intelligence’s transformative impact across sectors, with a particular focus on workforce development, educational adaptation, and responsible innovation.” A key strength of the summit was its commitment to bridging the gap between what is happening with AI in the classroom and…
Blog Post
June 9, 2025
The Divided State of AI in Higher Education
To help libraries and centers for teaching and learning adapt their expertise in data, digital, and information literacy to AI literacy, we launched the Integrating AI Literacy into the Curricula cohort project. We held the kickoff meeting in April, welcoming participants from all 45 institutions involved in the project. Participants shared their observations and experiences with current AI literacy initiatives at their institutions, including challenges and successes. Several interesting themes emerged from these discussions. When it comes to AI…
Past Event
April 8, 2025
Modernizing Credit Mobility in Support of Postsecondary Access & Achievement
As students navigate increasingly complex educational journeys, retaining the value of their credits and credentials remains a persistent challenge. Lost credits and inefficient pathways can derail student progress and drive up costs. However, new technologies, data-driven solutions, and AI-powered tools are changing the way institutions approach evaluating and recognizing credit for prior learning, and the information and resources that students can use to plan their route to a degree through multiple institutions. At the ASU-GSV Summit on April 8…