At the University of Colorado, hundreds of faculty, staff and students publicly opposed a systemwide rollout of ChatGPT Edu, citing inadequate transparency, privacy protections and technical oversight. The campus entered a $2 million per‑year contract to deploy OpenAI technology to more than 100,000 users; dissenters demanded slower rollout, data protections and explicit academic‑integrity policies. At the same time, education leaders and advocates argue AI can be used to close equity gaps—especially for first‑generation and under‑resourced students—if historically marginalized institutions such as HBCUs lead development and governance. Authors call for community‑led AI design, culturally relevant datasets and workforce investments to prevent algorithmic bias. The two strands—opposition to opaque vendor deals and calls for equity‑centered AI—will shape campus policy. Expect institutions to adopt stricter procurement reviews, formal faculty consultation, privacy audits and pilot programs that foreground student support, access and antidiscrimination safeguards.