SUNY FACT2 Update — June 2026
FACT2 released the Second Edition of Optimizing AI in Higher Education: The SUNY FACT2 Guide in January 2026, with updated guidance reflecting the rapidly changing generative AI landscape and practical suggestions for helping educators and students achieve AI literacy. Purchase College
SUNY also launched the AI Fellows for the Public Good program, aimed at helping campuses meet updated information literacy goals beginning Fall 2026, while advancing a broader public good vision. Campuses are also actively translating SUNY's ethical AI guidelines into practice.
On the Credit for Prior Learning front, a FACT2 Task Group is working with CAEL (Council for Adult and Experiential Learning) through a two-year partnership to explore AI-powered portfolio assessment tools and expand equitable pathways to academic credit.
Most recently, the 2026 Conference on Instruction and Technology (CIT) was held at Stony Brook, where Chancellor King highlighted SUNY's digital learning leadership and FACT2 Excellence Award winners were announced.
New Task Groups are currently being determined and will be announced by fall - watch for opportunities to sign up and get involved at the system level.
