Associate deans report that neither their institution nor their units have implemented official AI policies, prompting localized unit-level guidelines¶

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q2 i? In a survey of seven associate deans at one university, all seven reported no official AI policies at the institutional or unit level, leading units to create localized guidelines. → Dozier 2026

Evidence¶

Dozier 2026¶

Dozier, V., & Molina, S. C. (2026). Leading From the Precipice: How Academic Deans Are Navigating Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education. New Directions for Student Leadership. https://doi.org/10.1002/yd.70077

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Qualitative case study based on an 11-question Qualtrics survey of academic leaders; seven of 19 invited associate/assistant deans responded. All seven reported no official AI policies, and the authors describe localized unit guidelines as functioning "in a sense, as a feminist ethics of care."

"A significant finding is the lack of a formal policy framework: Seven participants noted that neither their institution nor their specific unit has implemented official AI policies."

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