A new wave of agentic AI tools—designed to autonomously complete sequences of academic tasks—has arrived amid a broader debate on classroom integrity. Startup Einstein and other agentic systems sparked faculty pushback after marketing agents that can complete entire courses; developers argue the tools free students from busywork while faculty warn they enable cheating at scale. Colleges are piloting AI teaching assistants to support grading and student questions; Fort Hays State’s pilot returned positive student feedback on tailored support but also flagged faculty oversight needs. Higher education leaders face a bifurcated challenge: leverage AI to scale instructional support while updating honor codes, assessment design, and academic‑integrity enforcement. Academic affairs, registrars, and legal counsel must collaborate on policy updates, instructor training for AI augmentation, detection and adjudication practices, and the redesign of assessment to prioritize authentic evidence of learning.