AI on campus shifted from trial runs to infrastructure. California institutions get free training from Google and Microsoft, Indiana University enables ChatGPT Edu for 120,000 users, and colleges push for clear rules, disclosure, and data safeguards. Plus Latam-GPT for regional access and Pearson study tools at scale.
Higher education just got a double upgrade. With GPT-5 now the default in ChatGPT and Google’s NotebookLM embedded directly into learning management systems, AI is no longer an optional add-on. It’s sitting inside the same platforms faculty and students use every day. The challenge is no longer if these tools will shape learning, but how ready we are to teach with them in place.
GPT-5 hits campus tools as California expands AI training, UNESCO urges competency standards, and NSF funds traineeships—what should faculty update this term?
