Campus AI Framework
AI strategy & governance for higher education

The Campus AI Framework

AI is already on your campus, often with no one signing off. This framework gives every unit one direction, with governance that holds up and still lets good ideas move fast.

Explore the frameworkOpen the toolkit
8Pillars
what to build
4Domains
where it applies
Strategic Compass
how to choose
Where do you sit?

Pick the one that fits you.

If you fund or approve it
Make the call

Presidents, provosts, CIOs, boards. Know the stakes and back the right owner.

The case for cabinet & board
If you set the direction
Sequence it

AI leads and governance councils. What comes first, what can wait, and how it scales.

Leading the effort
If you do the work
Start on Monday

Vetting a tool or writing a policy? Answer five questions and get your next steps.

Find your starting point
Aligned with recognized standards & higher-ed obligations
OECDNISTEUFERPAHIPAA
See the alignment
Go deeper
How it worksOne system, four movesLearn, assess, act, run, and the tools for each step.See how it fits What to buildThe eight pillarsThe eight things an institution has to build and sustain.Explore the pillars What it holds toFour commitmentsShared governance, equity, accountability, and human judgment.Read the commitments
A note on using this

Every campus is different. Treat this as a starting point, not a rulebook: involve your own leadership, governance, privacy, and legal experts, and where your rules differ, yours govern.

Why the framework exists and who built it Leadership brief, a one-page summary to share or print
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Free to use, share, and adapt at your institution

Licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Copy and adapt it for non-commercial use with credit, and share your adaptations under the same license.

Suggested attributionSabado, J. (2026). Campus AI Framework: A Practitioner's Playbook for AI Strategy & Governance in Higher Education. Licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.