AI Task Force
Recommendations
- Establish University-Wide Guidelines for AI Usage
- Develop New AI+X and X+AI Educational Programming
- Increase AI Literacy Opportunities for Faculty and Instructors
Read the full draft task force report.
Timeline
May 2025: Task force kickoff
August 2025: Survey of department chairs and program directors about state of AI engagement across the university
Fall 2025: Comprehensive faculty survey to assess current AI usage patterns, identify professional development needs and barriers to adoption, and gather input on proposed university-wide guidelines; conversations with students; task force report submitted to provost and deans
January 2026: Final AI+ Strategy report to be available to the Tufts community
Spring 2026: Launch of AI+ vision and AI Council
Task Force Members
Caroline Genco (Sponsor)
Provost
Cigdem Talgar (Strategic Lead)
Vice Provost for Education
Jeff Foster (Co-Chair)
Professor and Chair, Computer Science
School of Engineering
Mary Davis (Co-Chair)
Senior Associate Vice Provost for Education
Office of the Provost
Carie Cardamone (Associate Chair)
Senior Associate Director, Center for the Enhancement of Learning and Teaching
Office of the Provost
Tim Atherton
Professor, Physics and Astronomy
School of Arts and Sciences
Laurie Baise
Professor and Chair, Civil and Environmental Engineering
School of Engineering
Thomas Cao
Assistant Professor of Technology Policy, Instruction
The Fletcher School
Mike Chin
Dean
Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
Greg Crane
Professor, Winnick Family Chair in Technology and Entrepreneurship; Chair of Classical Studies
School of Arts and Sciences
Ethan Danahy
Research Associate Professor, Center for Engineering Education and Outreach
School of Engineering
Fahad Dogar
Associate Professor, Computer Science
School of Engineering
Mark Hempstead
Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
School of Engineering
Evan Horowitz
Executive Director of Tisch's Center for State Policy Analysis
Tisch College
Justin Horvath
Senior Educational Technology Specialist
Tufts Technology Services
Mike Hughes
Assistant Professor, Computer Science
School of Engineering
Jess Keiser
Associate Professor, English
School of Arts and Sciences
Erica Kemmerling
Associate Teaching Professor, Mechanical Engineering
School of Engineering
M.J. Kim
Chief Marketing Officer
University Communications & Marketing
Alaina Macaulay
Assistant Vice Provost for Inclusive Excellence & Leadership
Office of the Provost
Chris Magnano
Assistant Teaching Professor, Computer Science
School of Engineering
Alice Mello
Professor of Practice, Data Analytics
School of Arts and Sciences
Kyle Monahan
Manager, Data Science Services
Tufts Technology Services
Elena Naumova
Barry J. Rosenbaum Professor of Data Science
Friedman School of Nutrition
Kasso Okoudjou
Robinson Professor and Chair, Mathematics
School of Arts and Sciences
Diren Pamuk
Associate Teaching Professor, Chemistry
School of Arts and Sciences
Abani Patra
Director, Center for Data Foundations of TIAI; Professor, Computer Science and Mathematics
School of Engineering
Rebekah Plotkin
Director, Center for Professional and Workforce Impact
University College
Augusta Rohrbach
Associate Provost for Faculty Initiatives
Provost's Office
Marvin Schulte
Associate Dean for Graduate Education
Cummings
Jessica Sears
Academic Planning and Accreditation Director, Office of the Vice Provost for Education
Office of the Provost
Nick Seaver
Associate Professor, Anthropology
School of Arts and Sciences
Elaine Short
Assistant Professor, Computer Science
School of Engineering
James Skripchuk
Assistant Teaching Professor, Computer Science
School of Engineering
Russ Taichman
Professor, Chair, and Associate Dean for Research, Basic & Clinical Translation Sciences
School of Dental Medicine
Holly Taylor
Moses Hunt Professor of Psychology
School of Arts and Sciences
Ayanna Thomas
Professor, Psychology; Dean of GSAS
School of Arts and Sciences
Josephine Wolff
Professor of Cybersecurity Policy,
The Fletcher School
Administrative Support
Laurel Fahey
Program Administrator, Office of the Vice Provost for Education
Office of the Provost