Governing AI Wisely

How do you steward the deployment of AI through a shared governance structure that aligns with your mission?

In higher education, governance does more than regulate activity; it signals institutional priorities and responsibilities and, over time, shapes behavior. As AI becomes more embedded across institutions, leaders must consider what governance actively reinforces and what it leaves ambiguous.

Governing AI Wisely focuses on shared stewardship in higher education, helping leaders design governance approaches that align values, clarify responsibility, and sustain responsible AI use over time.

As AI use becomes more visible across campuses, you are increasingly asked to clarify what matters, who decides, and how expectations are reinforced. These questions show up in very practical ways: Which AI uses are encouraged? Which require review? Which raises concern? Where do decisions appropriately sit with faculty, departments, committees, or senior leadership? How do institutions provide enough consistency to reduce risk without undermining academic freedom or local innovation?

In this session, you will examine where your institution currently sits on these governance questions and explore what a more intentional, sustainable approach could look like. Through peer discussion, panelists perspectives, and guided reflection, you will gain a clearer sense of how others are navigating similar decisions and what next steps might make sense in your own context, both immediately and over the longer term.

Approximately two weeks before the session, participants will receive a brief pre-work activity (designed to take no more than 30–45 minutes) that invites light reflection and the identification of a small number of relevant policies, practices, or open questions from their institution, helping ground the workshop’s governance discussion in real institutional context.

Capacity is limited to support a highly interactive learning environment and to ensure diversity of perspectives, approaches, and institutional contexts within each workshop. Participation is capped at three leaders per institution to encourage rich cross-institution dialogue and peer learning.

Institutions interested in including more than three participants are encouraged to contact us to explore options for a custom offering or institution-specific program tailored to their context.