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Responsible AI Project (2024–2026)

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Responsible AI Project (2024–2026)

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Aarthi Vadde (NHC Fellow, 2020–21) leads a seminar during the 2022 RAI institute

Based on the success of the NHC’s Responsible AI Curriculum project, established in partnership with Google Education, funding has been renewed for a second round of programming.

In this second phase of the RAI project, the Center is funding four partnerships between NHC Institutional Sponsors and community colleges or Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) to teach responsible AI courses on their respective campuses during the 2025–26 school year. These partnerships will ensure that nuanced AI education is more widely available across institution types and will enhance pedagogical relationships between the partnering institutions. In addition, all faculty who participate in this program will develop open-access educational materials that will be published by the NHC.

Participants in phase two were selected from among institutions involved in phase one and partner institutions (either a community college or MSI) of their choosing. They include:

  • Arizona State University
  • Mesa Community College
  • University of California, Santa Cruz
  • Cabrillo Community College
  • Johnson C. Smith University
  • North Carolina Central University
  • Texas A&M University
  • Texas Tech University
  • University of Texas at Arlington

During the 2025–26 academic year, these partnered institutions will offer and conduct a course on the topic of responsible AI for students on their respective campuses. The courses offered through this partnership project will be co-developed by faculty from each institution.

Throughout the project, faculty will also participate in virtual monthly meetings hosted by the NHC where they can discuss course projects and activities, learn from guest scholars and experts, and participate in exercises designed to enhance collaboration between partner institutions.

with support from Google