Many institutions are adding dedicated AI courses and majors, and academic dishonesty changes form rather than increasing with GenAI¶

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q2 i? In a survey of 337 college leaders, 44% reported establishing courses specific to AI, and around 20% created majors or minors in AI. → Zachariah 2025 q2 i? Research finds academic dishonesty does not increase with GenAI systems and tools; it changes how academic dishonesty happens, even as nearly 8 in 10 administrators anticipate a negative impact on academic integrity. → Zachariah 2025 (2)

Evidence¶

Zachariah 2025¶

Zachariah, I., Peters Hinton, V., Ruiz, P., Dallas, D., Liberman, B., & Karim, S. (2025). AI Literacy in Postsecondary Education. Digital Promise. https://doi.org/10.51388/20.500.12265/270

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Survey of 337 college leaders cited in the student recommendations section: "44% reported establishing courses specific to AI, and around 20% created majors or minors in AI." Percentages are descriptive; no test statistics are printed.

"In a survey of 337 college leaders, 44% reported establishing courses specific to AI, and around 20% created majors or minors in AI"

Zachariah 2025 (2)¶

Zachariah, I., Peters Hinton, V., Ruiz, P., Dallas, D., Liberman, B., & Karim, S. (2025). AI Literacy in Postsecondary Education. Digital Promise. https://doi.org/10.51388/20.500.12265/270

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The brief reports that "nearly 8 in 10 administrators anticipate a negative impact" on academic integrity, while citing research that dishonesty "does not increase with GenAI systems and tools" but changes form. The underlying research is not described in detail.

"Given that nearly 8 in 10 administrators anticipate a negative impact of AI on academic integrity, institutions should prioritize guidance and clear policies to students about acceptable academic behavior since research finds that academic dishonesty does not increase with GenAI systems and tools, it simply changes how academic dishonesty happens"

Discussion¶

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