https://campusaiframework.com/ A governance-first, eight-pillar framework for adopting AI responsibly in higher education, with practical tools, assessments, and adaptable templates. Personal work by Joe Sabado; views are the author’s own and not associated with his employer. en-us Sat, 27 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT Campus AI Framework https://campusaiframework.com/framework/index.html https://campusaiframework.com/framework/index.html An eight-pillar, governance-first framework for adopting AI responsibly in higher education, plus the tools to put it into practice. Sat, 27 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://campusaiframework.com/framework/find-your-starting-point.html https://campusaiframework.com/framework/find-your-starting-point.html A short maturity triage that places your campus in one of three tiers, Nascent, Emerging, or Established, and gives right-sized next steps. 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Sat, 27 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://campusaiframework.com/framework/standards-alignment.html https://campusaiframework.com/framework/standards-alignment.html How the Campus AI Framework maps to NIST AI RMF, ISO/IEC 42001, the EU AI Act, OECD, UNESCO, and EDUCAUSE, including where it is honestly thinner. Sat, 27 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT