As faculty grapple with ChatGPT’s emergence in student assignments and administrators field questions about AI policies, community colleges find themselves at a critical juncture. While some institutions have responded with restrictive policies and AI detection software, Oregon’s Lane Community College has taken a different approach. Through its presidential task force on AI, Lane is exploring how artificial intelligence might address persistent challenges in higher education: equitable access, student retention and the increasing demands on faculty time. Two key figures in Lane’s AI initiative sat down to discuss their evolving perspective on AI’s role in community college education.
