While these shifts and their consequences are uncertain, we believe that liberal arts and sciences are key to mitigating negative outcomes and enabling positive outcomes. This moment presents an opportunity to reimagine the future of liberal arts and sciences and to create a distinctively Middlebury approach to comprehending, harnessing, and humanizing these technologies. 

Our Vision

We envision a future where generative AI integrates into our ethos of liberal education, enhancing the breadth and depth of our educational experience while upholding our commitment to critical thinking, ethical reasoning, and interdisciplinary learning. 

We will build a dynamic learning environment where generative AI acts as a catalyst for intellectual exploration, enabling students and faculty to push the boundaries of traditional disciplines. AI can be a partner in the creative process, aiding in the generation of new ideas, artistic expressions, and scholarly insights, thereby enriching the tradition of liberal arts and sciences. 

Our Commitment

We commit to developing AI literacy across our curriculum, aiming for every student to graduate with a critical and nuanced understanding of AI’s capabilities, limitations, and implications. The rise of generative AI is our clarion call to accelerate our commitment to pedagogical innovation, to “lean in” to preparing our students for a world where change is the only constant.