We believe that equitable AI spans far beyond the risk of mis-trained data. How schools adopt or reject these tools, the priorities of AI vendors, access to resources that enable the use of these tools, and the systemic integration of historically underrepresented and underserved voices will shape whether technology amplifies privilege or fosters inclusivity.

In 2024, Complete College America launched the CCA Council on Equitable AI, composed of representatives from historically excluded institutions and, by extension, students. The Council urges policymakers, technologists, and funders to proactively consult the Council and disrupt systemic inequities by integrating AI into higher education rather than continue to perpetuate them.

The need for and development of the Council were outlined in CCA’s thought paper, The AI Divide: Equitable Applications of AI in Higher Education to Advance the Completion Agenda.

 

Read The AI Divide.

Co-Chairs

Audrey Ellis

Founder, T3 Advisory, LLC

Middleton, Massachusetts

Meacie Fairfax, M.A.

Strategy Director, Complete College America

Burlington, Vermont

Members

Michelle Adams

Dean of Student Services, Olive-Harvey College

Chicago, Illinois

Al Anderson

Chief Information Officer, Salish Kootenai College

Pablo, Montana

Charles Ansell, M.S.

Vice President for Research, Policy, and Advocacy, Complete College America

Reno, Nevada

Stephanie Baird

Associate Vice Chancellor for System Analysis and Reporting, Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education

Oklahoma

Michael Baston

President, Rockland Community College

Suffern, New York

Dionne Curbeam

Deputy Chief Information Officer, Coppin State University

Baltimore, Maryland

Margaret Louise Fink

Director, Disability Cultural Center, University of Illinois Chicago

Chicago, Illinois

Linda Garcia

Executive Director, Center for Community College Student Engagement (CCCSE)

Austin, Texas

Rolando García

President, North Hennepin Community College

Brooklyn Park, Minnesota

Adrian Haugabrook

Executive, Higher Education and Nonprofit Sectors

Atlanta, Georgia

Vistasp Karbhari

Professor & Immediate Past President, University of Texas at Arlington

Arlington, Texas

Kari Marken

Lecturer, UBC Sauder School of Business

Vancouver, British Columbia

Cecilia Marshall

Director, External Partnerships, Partnership for Education Advancement

Washington, District Of Columbia

Larry Miller

Vice President of Learning and Workforce Development, Greenville Technical College

Greenville, South Carolina

Julie Nash

Vice Provost for Academic Affairs, University of Massachusetts Lowell

Medford, Massachusetts

Elizabeth Reilly

Executive Director, AI Acceleration, Enterprise Technology, Arizona State University

Tempe, Arizona

Mililani Stewart

Student, Lawson State Community College

Birmingham, Alabama

Paula Talley

Executive Director, Program Development, Achieving the Dream

Georgetown, Texas

Patricia Trujillo

Deputy Cabinet Secretary of Higher Education, New Mexico Department of Higher Education

Santa Fe County, New Mexico

Karen Vignare

Vice President of Digital Transformation for Student Success; Executive Director, Personalized Learning Consortium (PLC), Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities

Washington, District Of Columbia

Phillip Wallace

Director of Knowledge Management, Institute for Capacity Building, UNCF

Atlanta, Georgia

Gabriella Waters

Director of Operations, Center for Equitable AI & Machine Learning Systems, Morgan State University

Baltimore, Maryland