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Office of The Provost
New report recommends path forward for Duke and artificial intelligence
A new report from the AI at Duke Steering Committee outlines a strategic framework to guide Duke’s future investments and initiatives in AI while enhancing the university’s role in advancing responsible and human-centered AI innovation.
Grounded in extensive faculty input and engagement, the report is the culmination of nearly two years of planning and deliberation. Key priorities include foundational and human-centered AI research, student engagement, shared computing infrastructure, and responsible governance.
The recommendations aim to support Duke’s core mission of research and teaching by building technical capacity for AI development while also advancing holistic and interdisciplinary approaches to AI that keep humans at the forefront of innovation.
Provost Alec D. Gallimore launched the AI at Duke initiative following the inaugural Duke AI Summit in 2024, which brought together faculty and administrators to engage with a rapidly evolving AI landscape and underscored the need for a coordinated approach and infrastructure. Gallimore convened the AI at Duke Steering Committee and charged it with evaluating Duke’s strengths in AI and identifying gaps and opportunities for elevating the university’s academic leadership in its development, application and responsible oversight.
Spotlights
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Leaning In On Free Inquiry and Open Dialogue
The Provost’s Initiative on Pluralism, Free Inquiry and Belonging is creating opportunities for Duke students, faculty and staff to maximize learning and growth in a pluralistic academic environment and society, including programs to foster constructive conversations across diverse perspectives and build skills to engage complex topics with an open mind and humility.
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Engaging with the Future of Research and Education
Artificial intelligence is rapidly transforming our future by driving innovation across research and education. The AI at Duke Initiative is bringing together Duke experts from across all disciplines who are advancing AI research and applications, addressing the most pressing ethical challenges posed by AI, and shaping the future of AI in the classroom and in our lives.
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Defining the Future of Global Academic Engagement
When Duke has strong international engagement, we can attract the best students and faculty from around the world, expand our students’ horizons by offering broad and compelling educational opportunities, and forge partnerships that expand our faculty’s ability to conduct research that can have an impact on the most pressing global challenges.
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Nurturing a Culture of Intellectual Collaboration
Interdisciplinarity is one of Duke's superpowers. Our uniquely collaborative and boundary-crossing intellectual culture creates transformative learning opportunities for our students, innovative research partnerships for faculty, and meaningful partnerships with communities—both local and global.
Four Named Provost Faculty Fellows for 2025-26
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Professors Mark Borsuk, Jonathan Posner and Jimmy Roberts and Associate Professor Aarthi Vadde have been selected to serve as Provost Faculty Fellows for 2025-26.
Now in its second year, the Provost Faculty Fellows program aims to introduce Duke faculty members to key leadership roles and responsibilities and areas of strategic focus of the university.
News and Announcements
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Mary Frances Luce Appointed Dean of Fuqua School of Business
Luce, who has served as interim dean since 2024 and is the Robert A. Ingram Professor of Business Administration, is the first Fuqua graduate to serve as dean, having earned her Ph.D. in business administration with a concentration in marketing in 1994.
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Duke Launches Global Higher Education Network
The Future Universities Alliance brings together leaders from startup, emerging and established universities around the world to accelerate innovation in learning, expand access to more learners and share practical insights to improve educational quality across diverse institutional and national contexts.
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Provost Develops AI Education Program for Academic Leaders
Taking notes, doing their homework, presenting their projects—it’s been back to school for many of Duke’s deans, vice provosts, and other senior administrators as they have worked to deepen their understanding of artificial intelligence in a yearlong sequence of hands-on trainings.