The EdUp Experience If You're Not Teaching Students to Question AI, You're Failing Them - Michael Hammond, President, Gordon College
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Sep 3, 2025 Michael Hammond, President of Gordon College and advocate for the union of faith and education, discusses the unique mission of his institution in the evolving landscape of higher education. He emphasizes the critical need for students to engage with AI ethically, fostering discernment in an age of misinformation. Hammond highlights the value of human relationships in education and innovative strategies to support student success. He also explores the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on institutional values and the importance of maintaining a moral compass amidst technological integration.
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Mission Sustains Institutional Distinctiveness
- Gordon College remains the only Protestant liberal arts Christian college in the Northeast, keeping a clear mission since 1889.
- That continuity shapes strategy, enrollment, and distinctiveness in a competitive region.
AI Sharpens Ethical Questions
- AI and constant technology use have changed how students think and process information, creating cognitive and ethical challenges.
- Gordon brings AI and ethics into classrooms to train students in professional and moral discernment.
COVID Reinforced Incarnational Learning
- During COVID Gordon shifted many classes online but rediscovered the irreplaceable value of in-person, incarnational learning.
- That led to redesigning campus life to emphasize communal spiritual and educational formation.