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AI in Higher Education

by Ralph Aldredge, PhD, PE

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How Undergraduate AI Majors Are Taking Shape Across U.S. Higher Education

October 26, 2026 · 10 min

A national mapping study identified more than 350 undergraduate AI programs and related credentials across more than 560 U.S. four-year institutions. The episode explores why “AI major” now describes a wide range of programs rather than a…
Funding AI in Higher Education: Grants, Shared Services, and Sustainability

October 20, 2026 · 9 min

Higher education AI funding is arriving through large philanthropic initiatives, federal student-success grants, state-backed collaborations, and institutional operating budgets. The episode examines Lilly Endowment’s Indiana initiative…
Preparing Students for AI-Enabled Work: Skills, Evidence, and Employer Partnerships

October 19, 2026 · 9 min

Research from Ithaka S+R and *Frontiers in Education* points to an alignment gap between employer expectations and how instructors teach AI-related capabilities. Employers increasingly value workflow redesign, human–AI collaboration…
Institution-Controlled AI for Advising, Writing, Learning, and Assessment

October 17, 2026 · 9 min

DePaul’s BluePrint connects academic choices with career planning, while Georgia State’s writing-feedback pilot illustrates both the potential of after-hours support and the limits of observational outcome data.The episode also explores…
From AI Access to Deliberate Practice in Higher Education

October 16, 2026 · 8 min

Arden University’s partnership with Google Cloud and Baruch College’s AI Leadership Initiative illustrate two different approaches to building institution-wide AI capacity, from enterprise access to shared academic infrastructure and…

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AI Avatars for Practice and Reflection Across Teacher, Nursing, Counseling, and Medical Education

October 13, 2026 · 8 min

AI avatars are moving from demonstrations toward structured rehearsal of professional conversations and clinical skills. The episode explores examples from Monash University, the University of Northampton, Columbia University School of…
AI Feedback, Reflection, and Grade Validity in Higher Education

October 12, 2026 · 11 min

This episode examines evidence on how AI may support engagement, computational thinking, and critical reflection while also complicating the interpretation of higher grades. It considers classroom pilots, campus AI guidance, and…
Designing Evidence-Based AI Pilots for Higher-Education Learning

October 10, 2026 · 8 min

A University of Minnesota expert-consensus report maps where generative AI may support or disrupt learning, while pilots at the University of Iowa and Stanford illustrate approaches to course redesign, tutoring, assessment, and…
Practical AI in Higher Education: Faculty Development, Course Design, and Student Services

October 8, 2026 · 9 min

Universities are developing shared resources, faculty workshops, course-design tools, and discipline-specific guidance to help educators integrate AI without treating it as a substitute for professional expertise. The episode highlights…
Beyond the Chatbot: Five Reality Checks for AI in Higher Education

October 7, 2026 · 8 min

This special gateway episode of AI in Higher Education revisits five developments from the series that challenge simple assumptions about AI in higher education. It asks what actually improves learning, how AI can support timely student…
AI in Higher Education: Evidence, Faculty Pilots, and Campus AI Readiness

October 7, 2026 · 8 min

A randomized university trial found that students given access to a course-integrated generative AI tutor had lower final grades and LMS participation, with larger estimated losses among first-generation students. The finding underscores…
How Higher Education Is Testing AI for Teaching, Literacy, and Student Support

October 3, 2026 · 9 min

This episode examines a shift from broad AI experimentation toward focused applications in higher education. Examples include Stanford’s course-level AI pilots, Purdue’s AI-supported iterative feedback and inquiry-driven AI literacy work…

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About the show

AI in Higher Education explores current developments in artificial intelligence and their implications for colleges and universities. Episodes examine how AI can enhance teaching and learning, support student success, improve the delivery of student services, and increase institutional effectiveness and efficiency. The podcast also considers emerging challenges and questions surrounding the responsible use of AI in higher education, drawing on recent developments, research, and examples from institutions and organizations. Created by Ralph Aldredge, PhD, PE, Executive Associate Dean in the College of Engineering and Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the University of California, Davis. AI in Higher Education is an independent educational project and is not an official publication or statement of the University of California, Davis. The podcast uses a human-directed, AI-assisted production process. Artificial intelligence assists with research, script development, and narration, while source selection, editorial direction, and published content are reviewed and curated by Ralph Aldredge. This podcast is provided for educational and informational purposes. Although sources and content are reviewed before publication, information may be incomplete, contain errors, or become outdated as developments evolve. Listeners should consult original sources and exercise independent judgment before relying on the information presented. © 2026 Ralph Aldredge. All rights reserved.