Morgan State is using data literacy as a foundation for its AI strategy, positioning staff capability—not tools alone—as the key to scaling AI-enabled decision-making. The reporting describes how the institution’s vice president of IT and CIO focuses on empowering teams to interpret and use live institutional data more efficiently. The comparison highlights an operational gap faced by many campuses: pulling enrollment trend information can take weeks at institutions that lack internal data-literacy capacity, even when systems exist. Morgan State’s approach implies an investment in analytics training and governance routines that support reliable interpretation. As campuses deploy AI for enrollment management, forecasting, and student success, the Morgan State model suggests that data fluency and accountability structures may determine whether AI improves outcomes or creates friction.