A new policy brief argues that the arrival of generative AI requires colleges and accreditors to reshape faculty and staff roles to protect mission and continuity. The piece—addressing accreditation, HR and faculty governance—says AI is already altering teaching, research, student services and administrative workflows and that failure to realign talent systems risks hollowing out institutional capacity. Authors call on accreditation bodies to shift from a bureaucratic checklist toward frameworks that prioritize capability-building and strategic talent deployment.