{"685844":{"#nid":"685844","#data":{"type":"news","title":"C21U Announces Inaugural Bill Kent AI in Higher Education Fellows","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Center for 21st Century Universities (C21U) has announced the inaugural cohort of \u003Cem\u003EBill Kent Family Foundation AI in Higher Education Faculty Fellows\u003C\/em\u003E for 2025\u201326. This C21U-led fellowship program supports faculty projects that explore innovative, ethical, and impactful uses of artificial intelligence in teaching and learning.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe fellows are Professor Flavio Fenton from the College of Sciences, Joy Arulraj from the College of Computing, Patrick Danahy from the College of Design, and Professor and Associate Chair of the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering Ying Zhang, from the College of Engineering. Each fellow will lead a project that advances AI\u2019s role in higher education.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe deeply appreciate the generosity of the Dr. Bill Kent family in establishing this first philanthropic gift to our new College. Their generous support will allow us to encourage practical applications of AI and foster an appreciation for its ethical use,\u201d said William Gaudelli, inaugural dean of the Georgia Tech College of Lifetime Learning. \u201cThis Fellowship will ensure we grow and learn about its use thoughtfully, developing highly innovative and engaging pedagogical experiences for all life\u2019s stages.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EArulraj\u2019s TokenSmith: Fast, Local, Citable LLM Tutoring\u003C\/em\u003E introduces a privacy-conscious AI tutoring system for database courses that provides verifiable, course-aligned answers. Fenton\u2019s \u003Cem\u003EAI as a Learning Assistant \u003C\/em\u003Edevelops AI-enabled instructional modules for physics, neuroscience, and scientific writing to improve conceptual understanding and promote ethical AI use. Danahy\u2019s A\u003Cem\u003EI-Enabled Design Ideation and Robotic 3D Printing with Open-Source Platforms\u003C\/em\u003E integrates AI-driven design and robotic fabrication into architecture education while addressing ethics and sustainability. Zhang\u2019s \u003Cem\u003EAI-Enabled Personalized Engineering Education\u003C\/em\u003E expands personalized learning in large engineering courses through AI tutoring frameworks and integrates AI literacy into the curriculum.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe Bill Kent Family Fellowship gives our faculty the resources and flexibility to experiment with AI in ways that directly benefit students and inform the future of higher education,\u201d said Stephen Harmon, executive director of C21U.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe fellowship received 21 applications from all seven Georgia Tech colleges, reflecting the educational AI subject-matter experts for their units and the Institute as a whole. Fellows will develop and implement their projects during the 2025\u201326 academic year and share outcomes through C21U Learning Labs and other campus events.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Bill Kent Family Foundation partnered with C21U to establish this fellowship and support faculty innovation at Georgia Tech. Through this program, the Foundation invests in projects that explore responsible and impactful uses of artificial intelligence in teaching and learning. By funding this initiative, the Foundation aims to empower educators to develop scalable instructional models, promote ethical AI practices, and prepare students for a future shaped by emerging technologies.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EC21U launched the 2025\u201326 Bill Kent Family Foundation AI in Higher Education Faculty Fellows, funding four faculty projects to advance ethical, innovative AI in teaching and learning.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"C21U launched the 2025\u201326 Bill Kent Family Foundation AI in Higher Education Faculty Fellows, funding four faculty projects to advance ethical, innovative AI in teaching and learning."}],"uid":"33969","created_gmt":"2025-10-20 18:03:03","changed_gmt":"2025-10-20 18:07:39","author":"ymrv3","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2025-10-20T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2025-10-20T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"678393":{"id":"678393","type":"image","title":"BFKKAI-2025Fellows1.jpg","body":null,"created":"1760983416","gmt_created":"2025-10-20 18:03:36","changed":"1760983416","gmt_changed":"2025-10-20 18:03:36","alt":"A graphic with the title of the fellowship and a photo of each fellow.","file":{"fid":"262413","name":"BFKKAI-2025Fellows1.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2025\/10\/20\/BFKKAI-2025Fellows1.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2025\/10\/20\/BFKKAI-2025Fellows1.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":843918,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2025\/10\/20\/BFKKAI-2025Fellows1.jpg?itok=2RnHCzSu"}}},"media_ids":["678393"],"groups":[{"id":"66244","name":"C21U"}],"categories":[{"id":"194606","name":"Artificial Intelligence"},{"id":"42911","name":"Education"}],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"193655","name":"Artificial Intelligence at Georgia Tech"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:ymrv3@gatech.edu\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EYelena M. 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