One WashU Law faculty member and one staff member joined the AI Curriculum Corps, a university-wide initiative supporting the integration of artificial intelligence into teaching and learning.
Allison Roberts, Assistant Director of Distance Education, and Jonathan Smith, Professor of Practice and Director of the Entrepreneurship Clinic, are among 82 proposals chosen from across all nine WashU schools for the program’s first cohort.
The AI Curriculum Corps is a central part of the university’s +AI initiative, which aims to prepare students for a workforce increasingly shaped by artificial intelligence and emerging technologies. Faculty participants will spend the next academic year developing new assignments, course materials, and teaching strategies that encourage students to engage critically and thoughtfully with AI.
In WashU Law’s Entrepreneurship Clinic, Professor Smith is already exploring how generative AI can function as a drafting partner for legal documents, giving students firsthand experience evaluating both the strengths and limitations of these tools in client-facing legal work.
The inaugural cohort reflects growing interest across WashU in examining AI through specific disciplines, while also expanding opportunities for curricular innovation. Many projects will be piloted in courses this fall, with others focused on broader course redesigns expected to launch in Spring 2027.
Faculty selected for the program will participate in intensive summer workshops and continue collaborating throughout the academic year as they test and refine their projects.
Congratulations to Allison Roberts, Professor Smith, and the entire inaugural AI Curriculum Corps cohort on this achievement.
