The Office of the Provost is pleased to announce the recipients of the Curricular Integration of AI Skills and Literacy Grants, a new initiative supporting faculty who are integrating artificial intelligence into teaching and learning across the university. These competitive awards support faculty as they redesign existing courses or develop new offerings that advance students’ AI literacy, ethical reasoning, and discipline-specific application skills.

This year’s grantees represent a wide range of academic disciplines, reflecting UMass Dartmouth’s commitment to preparing students for an evolving technological and professional landscape. Selected projects will launch in Spring 2026 or Fall 2026, each incorporating one or more of the university’s new AI Student Learning Outcomes, including practical AI fluency, bias detection and mitigation, ethical and social impact analysis, and understanding the capabilities and limitations of AI tools.

2026 Grant Awardees

• Christopher Brigham – Bioengineering, BNG 430 & BNG 530 – Spring 2026
• Danish Saifee & Zhengzhong Shi – Decision & Information Science, BUS 681 – Spring 2026
• Gokhan Kul – Computer & Information Science, CIS 552 – Fall 2026
• Hamed Samandari – Mechanical Engineering, MNE 101 – Spring 2026
• Jiawei Yuan – Computer & Information Science, CIS 452 – Fall 2026
• Jonathan Mellor – Civil & Environmental Engineering, CEN 491 – Spring 2026
• Joshua Botvin – English & Communication, ENG 101 – Fall 2026
• Maureen Eckert – Philosophy, PHL 319 – Fall 2026
• Melody O’Donnell & Elizabeth Hart – Medical Laboratory Science, MLS 326 – Fall 2026
• Peter Sandby-Thomas & Douglas Roscoe – Political Science, PSC 349 – Spring 2026
• Scott Ahrens – Design, AXD 365 – Spring 2026
• Stephanie McGoldrick – Design, IAD 202 – Spring 2026
• Tryon Woods – Crime & Justice Studies, CJS 350/345 – Spring 2026

The Provost’s Office congratulates all recipients and looks forward to the impact their courses will have on student learning in the years ahead.