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Board-Ready AI

AI governance and hands-on fluency for trustees, in 30 focused days.

30 days~19 hours totalSelf-pacedCertificate + digital badge
About this program

A 30-day program that turns trustees and directors into confident, hands-on stewards of AI. Each day pairs a governance topic — fiduciary duty, student privacy, risk, policy, partnerships — with a practical AI skill you use on real board material. You finish with a reusable board AI assistant, a risk register, a policy framework, and a board AI action plan.

What you'll be able to do

  • Explain AI's opportunities and risks to your institution in board-level terms
  • Apply FERPA, HIPAA and other obligations to AI use and vendor decisions
  • Use AI safely to summarize, analyze and prepare for board work
  • Oversee an institutional AI policy, risk register and partnership scorecard
  • Support your president and cabinet through AI-driven change
  • Leave with a board AI action plan ready to present

Who it's for

Trustees, directors, board chairs, board professionals and senior staff of colleges, universities and other mission-driven institutions. No technical background required.

Curriculum

Week 1

01The Paradigm Shift & Your Fiduciary Duty
Prompting basics35 min
02AI 101 & the Model Landscape
AI as a tutor35 min
03Summarize Real Board Material
Summarization & briefing35 min
04The Opportunity Map in Higher Ed
Structured brainstorming35 min
05Board Readiness Self-Assessment
Building rubrics35 min
06The Risks at a Glance
Verification & spotting hallucination35 min
07Your First Board Conversation
Drafting communications35 min

Week 2

08FERPA & Student Data in the Age of AI
Privacy-safe data handling40 min
09HIPAA & the Other Regulations
Structured analysis & mapping40 min
10Data Governance, Vendor Due Diligence & Comparing the Models
AI-assisted due diligence + model comparison40 min
11Academic Integrity & Academic Freedom
Exploring multiple perspectives35 min
12The Traditional Operating System
Root-cause analysis35 min
13Building the Guardrails: AI Policy Framework
Policy co-drafting40 min
14Your Institutional Risk Register
Structuring outputs40 min

Week 3

15How Leadership Changes in the AI Era
Drafting evaluation criteria35 min
16How Workflows Change
Workflow mapping35 min
17Types of Programs & Needs to Transform
Decision matrices35 min
18The Talent & Culture Shift
Tone & audience adaptation35 min
19Supporting Your President & Cabinet
AI role-play35 min
20Change Management & the Roadmap
Roadmapping40 min
21One Real Conversation
Meeting prep35 min

Week 4

22Using AI in the Work of the Board
Board-packet analysis40 min
23Your Track: How Your Governance Is Distinct
Comparative analysis35 min
24Board Communication & Trust
Multi-audience communication35 min
25The Essential Partnership Need
Capability gap analysis35 min
26Structuring & Overseeing Partnerships
Building scorecards35 min
27Committees, Charters & Policy Adoption
Governance-document drafting40 min
28Build Your Reusable Board AI Assistant
Building a reusable assistant45 min

Week 5

29Build Your Board AI Action Plan
Orchestrating multiple skills45 min
30Mastery Showcase, Commit & Communicate
Demonstrated mastery40 min

Final

✓Final assessment
10 questions · pass mark 80% · retake anytime15 min