Setting the Standard | How Howard University is Leading Ethical AI
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Posted By: HBCU CONNECT on June 26, 2026 Check out this video from Howard University in Washington, District of Columbia! Welcome to ASCEND-AI (Advancing Student and Collaborative Educator Networks for Digital AI), a College of Arts and Sciences focused initiative at Howard University in partnership with Bowie State. Dedicated to shifting from just consuming technology to becoming true stewards of it. Built on a powerful framework that puts human judgment back in the driver’s seat, ASCEND-AI moves our community from dependency to agency. In this video, join leadership and faculty—including Dr. Latanya Brown-Robertson, Project Director Erica P. Middleton, and Dean Dr. Rubin Patterson—as they break down the five pillars of the ASCEND-AI Learning Matrix that are redefining how we learn and lead: Module 1: Grounding – Ensuring human thought and our unique context always come first. Module 2: Judgment – Focusing on the ethical choices behind every click. Module 3: Verification – Building the habit of slowing down to verify and correct machine output. Module 4: Integration – Supporting the arts and sciences without losing the pedagogy of each discipline. Module 5: Leadership – Preparing students to be critics, designers, and governors of these systems. Howard University isn't just following the AI trend; we're setting the standard by ensuring our faculty and students remain at the forefront of ethical innovation and institutional integrity. ASCEND-AI is a four-year, $4 million FIPSE-funded initiative designed to build sustainable AI literacy capacity at Historically Black Colleges and Universities through faculty development, student programming, and inter-institutional collaboration. ✨ Learn more and join the conversation: https://ascend2gether.ai #HowardUniversity #ASCENDAI #EthicalAI #HigherEducation #AIInEducation #Innovation #HowardAI Stay Connected With Us: Web | https://howard.edu/ News | https://thedig.howard.edu/ Instagram | @howard1867 Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/HowardU LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/school/howard-uni... X (formerly Twitter) | https://x.com/HowardU If you enjoyed this article, Join HBCU CONNECT today for similar content and opportunities via email! |
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