AI use on campuses has surged, but institutional strategy, training and assessment redesign lag behind adoption. Ellucian’s survey finds personal AI use near saturation and institutional adoption jumping to 66% in 2025, yet only 43% of administrators say AI is in their strategic plan. Learning-management provider Blackboard has admitted that, with current tools, reliably detecting agentic AI is not feasible and urged institutions to redesign assessment practices. The result: campuses must balance rapid tool uptake with privacy, pedagogical and integrity frameworks or risk fractured implementation that undermines learning outcomes and compliance.