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CAHSI + AI: Advancing Ethical and Impact‑Driven Artificial Intelligence.

We build institutional capacity, empower students and faculty, and grow talent poised to lead in trustworthy, human‑centered AI.

Why AI, Why CAHSI.

Artificial Intelligence is reshaping every field. CAHSI’s programs equip faculty and students to use and create AI responsibly, emphasizing ethics, contextualized data, and real‑world impact—especially for communities served by our institutions. Click on the map below to learn about AI educational and research institutes and centers at CAHSI’s institutions.

Flagship Initiatives

Consortium for Generative AI in CS Education (Partner)

CAHSI members collaborate with the global GenAI in CS Education Consortium to integrate generative AI into core CS courses with turnkey materials, teaching resources, and research‑backed guidance.  Contact CAHSI for a list of seminars and workshops.

Explore the Consortium: GenAI in CS Education

CAHSI Embedded Ethics in Computing (NSF CUE‑M)

CAHSI is piloting an Embedded Ethics approach across CS courses, integrating contextualized AI scenarios and ethical reasoning directly into the curriculum. The initiative builds on Harvard’s Embedded EthiCS and Northeastern University’s Value Analysis in Design Initiatives.

Learn more: CUE‑M announcement | Embedded EthiCS @ Harvard | CRA Pathways article

CAHSI–Google Institutional Research Program (IRP): Building AI Capacity

The CAHSI‑Google IRP funds collaborative, AI research teams pairing a CAHSI doctoral‑granting institution with a non‑doctoral CAHSI institution—each involving faculty and domestic students. Projects receive funding and may include Google Cloud Platform credits. The IRP uses an ideation plus NSF‑style review process to cultivate competitive proposals and durable research partnerships.

Program details & awards: CAHSI IRP | Google Research: Programs & Collaborations

CAHSI Ideation Workshops

CAHSI convenes an annual Ideation Workshop at the annual CAHSI Summit, co-located with Great Minds in STEM (GMiS), to build capacity in AI research. The initiative, based on the CAHSI-Google Institutional Research Plan model, includes providing critical review of research abstracts proposed by interdisciplinary research teams to respond to relevant AI solicitations and opportunities.  

Learn more about the IRP: WIP: Embracing Challenges for Transformative Change in Research Capacity at Hispanic-Serving Institutions

National Collaborations

CRA “LEVEL UP” (Inclusion in Undergraduate Computing)

CAHSI works with CRA, ACM, and IEEE‑CS on LEVEL UP, a coordinated initiative to help departments implement evidence‑based practices that make undergraduate computing inclusive and effective—foundational for broad, ethical AI participation.

Learn more: CRA CRN: LEVEL UP overview | ACM: LEVEL UP regional workshops

CRA Trustworthy/Responsible AI Fellows (Partner Engagement)

CAHSI is piloting an Embedded Ethics approach across CS courses, integrating contextualized AI scenarios and ethical reasoning directly into the curriculum. The initiative builds on Harvard’s Embedded EthiCS and Northeastern University’s Value Analysis in Design Initiatives.

Learn more: CUE‑M announcement | Embedded EthiCS @ Harvard | CRA Pathways article

CAHSI institutions engage with CRA’s Trustworthy AI Research Fellowship (Microsoft‑supported), which equips early‑career scholars with interdisciplinary training to integrate societal and ethical considerations into AI research—aligning with CAHSI’s responsible AI mission.

Program overview: CRA Trustworthy AI Research Fellowship

Impact Highlights

  • Curriculum Integration: Dissemination and professional development to support integration of embedded ethics modules and GenAI teaching materials across CAHSI.
  • Capacity Building: IRP awards and mentoring structures grow faculty‑student research output and cross‑institutional teams focused on AI.
  • Community Scale: CAHSI convenings connect hundreds of students and faculty to AI content, careers, and collaborations each year.

Get Involved

For Students: Join a CAHSI research team (IRP and local REUs). Attend the CAHSI Summit @ GMiS and skill‑building workshops.

For Faculty: Apply to the CAHSI–Google IRP for AI research.  Adopt Embedded Ethics modules in your courses.

For Partners: Sponsor or mentor IRP teams, host technical talks, or support cloud credits and internships.

Contact

Interested in partnering or learning more? Contact CAHSI.