A new RAND survey and campus initiatives capture mounting concern: nearly seven in 10 K–College students report worry that AI use is harming critical thinking, and institutions like Cornell are piloting modules to teach critical-thinking skills explicitly in an AI era. Students report rising reliance on chatbots for homework, while faculty report AI-produced work that masks skill gaps. Universities are responding with curricular interventions: Cornell developed a discipline-independent module to build critical thinking across courses, and other campuses are updating syllabi to require AI disclosure and scaffolded assignments. Academic affairs leaders should prioritize faculty development on AI pedagogy, assessment redesign, and institution-wide strategies to measure and preserve core competencies.