3. ACADEMIC INNOVATION AT SCALE
Broad’s approach to academic innovation is twofold: a college-wide strategy for integrating AI responsibly, led by Academic Innovation, and the instructional infrastructure — design, technology, and multimedia — that Learning Technology & Development (LTD) builds to execute it at scale. ACADEMIC INNOVATION — RESPONSIBLE AI AT BROAD Rather than treating AI as a standalone initiative, Broad is advancing a coordinated, college-wide strategy grounded in responsible use, faculty engagement, and practical business application. Full details are available at broad.msu.edu/research-innovation/ai-at-broad .
A Three-Part Framework Broad’s AI strategy centers on three questions:
• How can AI enhance teaching and research in appropriate and ethical ways? • How should business students be prepared to use and manage AI responsibly? • How can AI improve administrative effectiveness and decision-making? Governance & Broad Faculty/Staff Engagement
Early in 2025, the Broad College established an AI working group focused on implementation and best-practice sharing across units, aligned with emerging university AI policy. The Graduate Initiatives & Academic Innovation team expanded access and impact of this group, along with the engagement of an interactive Teams channel that serves as a resource repository and discussion forum. Twelve workshops, panels, and virtual sessions were facilitated for Broad faculty and staff, involving hundreds of presenters and participants. Both internal and external super-users shared insights, tools, lessons learned in a collaborative effort to keep Broad at the forefront of business schools building strong ethical AI competencies for students, faculty and staff. A second annual faculty survey was administered, showing growing participation and increased engagement of AI in the classroom. A parallel staff survey will be deployed in July 2026 measuring AI usage, concerns and opportunities for additional training and development. AI in the Curriculum At the undergraduate level, Applied AI for Business gives students hands-on experience with AI tools alongside critical thinking and governance fundamentals. At the graduate level, the online AI for Business Leadership certificate emphasizes strategic application — AI governance, ethical decision- making, and aligning AI initiatives with business objectives — and stacks directly into the MBA and MS-BDSA degree programs.
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FY2025–26 ANNUAL REPORT
| GRADUATE INITIATIVES & ACADEMIC INNOVATION
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