What does your institution's future look like when artificial intelligence is part of everything? How drastically will AI change what you do and how you do it? How can you responsibly empower your faculty, staff, and students for an “AI-by-your-side” future?
Huron’s higher education AI consulting team works every day with college, university, and research leaders to ready their institutions for the complexity of the next evolution of technology. From strategic planning to practical implementation, we help institutions consider the possibilities for AI in higher education and research and extend its benefits from the institutional to individual levels.
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Guiding principles for responsible AI
Explore the ways AI can streamline operations and empower innovation in higher education and research. Learn about the importance of establishing guiding principles for the responsible use of AI — and why humans should remain at the center of AI adoption.
How we help
Assess your readiness
Conduct strategic leadership sessions on how to leverage AI concepts, trends, and innovations responsibly.
Achieve more with the right strategy
Build a strategic road map that aligns with institutional goals while acknowledging the implications of AI on employees.
Empower people
Use AI to augment human skills and work alongside faculty, staff, and students to help them achieve more.
Navigate native deployment
Provide hands-on support for deploying and integrating native AI features within your existing technology platforms.
Create tailored solutions
Build custom or adapt native AI solutions to address your biggest challenges.
Lead through change
Prepare your people to use AI tools effectively and foster a culture that embraces AI innovation.
We’re working with leaders to demystify AI and maintain the human-centeredness essential to how AI works. That means involving the right people and then planning for and executing the uses of AI that will have the biggest impact on the institution’s greatest needs and goals.”
Alex Faklis
Managing director
Huron helps institutions use AI for higher education and research to drive results that matter. Select examples include:
| Getting started with AI | Deploy and implement | Develop customized solutions |
|---|---|---|
| Facilitating interactive discussions and brainstorming sessions. | Evaluating current enterprise technology systems. | Developing AI-powered chatbots for student advising and support. |
| Planning for workforce implications. | Developing a detailed implementation plan with timelines, resource allocation, and success metrics. | Creating predictive models for student retention and success. |
| Thinking through resource allocations and spending to create a sound financial model. | Providing technical expertise and support for leveraging native AI functionalities. | Reducing the administrative burden with automated back-office support. |
| Establishing data and privacy protections. | Incorporating AI solutions into existing technology systems. | Enhancing compliance and regulatory management. |
| Assessing current AI capabilities and pinpointing areas for improvement. | Designing and delivering training programs to educate faculty and staff on AI tools. | Building AI-driven platforms for alumni engagement and fundraising. |
| Creating an AI road map based on institutional priorities and mission. | ||
| Prioritizing AI initiatives by impact and feasibility. |
Geoffrey Corb
Managing Director
,Education & Research AI & Innovation Lead
Geof has over 20 years of experience driving technology-enabled growth and operational excellence, in provider and consumer roles, for higher education and healthcare institutions. From technology implementations to transformed business processes, he helps clients deliver individual, team and organizational success.
