An Ellucian survey of 779 college administrators found two-thirds of institutions are implementing AI across business units, 43% include AI in strategic plans, and 60% are spending on AI initiatives; 88% expect more adoption in two years. Administrators singled out marketing, financial aid, and analytics as early winners but expressed growing skepticism about AI’s classroom role: fewer leaders now say AI does more good than harm for student learning. Complementing administrators’ views, Securly’s analysis of 1.2 million student interactions in 1,300+ districts shows roughly 20% of K–12 AI queries involved problematic behaviors—chiefly attempts to have AI finish assignments. Nearly one-in-50 interactions flagged potential self-harm, bullying or violence. For higher‑education leaders, the data signals a need for clearer AI-use policies, integration with classroom integrity systems, and coordination with K–12 partners on digital-literacy expectations.