From AI Use to Funding Cuts: How Provosts Are Navigating 2026
From AI Use to Funding Cuts: How Provosts Are Navigating 2026 Emma Whitford Wed, 09/23/2026 - 03:00 AM Inside Higher Ed’s annual CAO survey reveals a fractured landscape, where academic leaders rely on personal AI tools amid broader technological and political disruption. Byline(s) Emma Whitford From AI Use to Funding Cuts: How Provosts Are Navigating 2026
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Emma Whitford

Inside Higher Ed’s annual CAO survey reveals a fractured landscape, where academic leaders rely on personal AI tools amid broader technological and political disruption.

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