Campus commentators and faculty groups are pressing colleges to teach student agency in the age of generative AI, warning that overreliance on homework automation will erode critical thinking. Writer‑educator John Warner urged institutions on The Key podcast to refocus curricula on learning processes and writing as deliberative practice rather than task completion. Simultaneously, an AAC&U survey found most faculty worry AI will shorten attention spans, increase academic integrity violations, and devalue degrees unless institutions redesign assessment and instruction. Higher‑education leaders face competing pressures: prepare graduates to use AI in the workplace while safeguarding core learning outcomes. Faculty calls for ‘agency‑first’ pedagogy urge clearer institutional AI policies, investment in faculty training, and redesign of assignments to privilege judgment and process over product. The debate will shape assessment strategies, academic integrity protocols, and professional‑development priorities across campuses.