Publications, Presentations & Grants

This paper presents the design, implementation, and outcomes of a faculty-focused micro-credential aimed at improving generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) literacy and ethical readiness among educators in higher education. Motivated by a disconnect between widespread student use of generative AI tools and limited faculty preparedness, the micro-credential offers a self-paced, modular course grounded in experiential learning and focused on responsible technology use.

Ahead of the Curve: What the Nation’s Largest University System Is Learning about AI” offers the key findings of a systemwide AI survey of students, faculty and staff that the CSU conducted in 2025 to understand how they perceive AI, use it, and what they need to engage with it effectively. With nearly 100,000 responses, the survey is the nation’s most comprehensive higher ed AI dataset.

Many educators have responded to AI's emergence with isolated, course-level changes. But students find this piecemeal approach confusing. This article calls for program-level integration of AI literacy across entire majors, advancing a systems-level framework for embedding AI readiness into degree learning outcomes, curricular maps, and ongoing improvement processes. It describes the ACORN Toolkit, which provides resources to support strategic, coherent, by-faculty-for-faculty whole-program AI-ready renovations.