The Environmental Scan, made filterable
Spring 2025 baseline — 8 regions, 122 colleges, 4 entries, 4 notes · updated scan (latest: June 2026) adds 4 source-verified findings (2 new). Every entry is tagged with one or more Vision 2030 domains: People · Policy · Systems · Resources.
Bay Area
filter to regionEngaged People
- 🆕Spring 2026 Flex Day faculty workshop on AI in education. At BCC's Spring Flex Day on Friday, January 16, 2026, Business faculty Chris Bernard led an interactive session on the use of artificial intelligence in education, covering the pros and cons of AI and academic integrity, how he uses AI in his classes, and how Gemini and NotebookLM can function as learning tools. 2026 · high confidence — source
PeoplePolicy
Team/Lead: BCC/Senate
- Instructional faculty created Academic Authenticity Policy (Tim Rose, Ph.D., History Dept., Berkeley City College)
People
Team/Lead: PCCD/BCC/Senate
- Per District, College Senates are reviewing and taking differing approaches.
Policies
- BCC faculty 'Academic Authenticity Policy' restricting AI in coursework. A model 'Academic Authenticity Policy' authored by Tim Rose, Ph.D. (BCC History Dept.) states that including any computer-generated content (e.g., ChatGPT, Google Translate) in submitted writing is plagiarism, that the instructor uses AI detection software to check all student writing ('the findings are binding'), and that essays found containing any AI-generated content receive no credit; it also bans extensive use of translation tools (>5% of content). The policy is hosted by the Peralta District Academic Senate as a shared resource. undated (page copyright 2026) · high confidence — source
- District Academic Senate AI / academic-integrity resource hub serving BCC. The Peralta District Academic Senate (DAS) 'Academic Integrity Resources' page curates generative-AI guidance for faculty across all four Peralta colleges (incl. BCC), linking the BCC Academic Authenticity Policy (Tim Rose), the ASCCC piece 'Academic Integrity in the Era of Artificial Intelligence' (Juan Arzola), and AI guidance from Yale, UCLA, and Montclair State. 2026 · high confidence — source
PolicyPeople
Team/Lead: PCCD/BCC
- DAS site shares one instructional faculty created Academic Authenticity Policy (Tim Rose, Ph.D., History Dept., Berkeley City College)
Policy
Team/Lead: PCCD/BCC
- Per District, College Senates are reviewing and taking differing approaches.
Resources
- 🆕AI workforce disruption flagged in BCC accreditation midterm report. BCC's ACCJC Midterm Report (March 2025) lists 'Artificial Intelligence skills and job replacement' as an all-sectors workforce trend the college is looking ahead to in its career-education planning; the report contains no concrete AI policy, course, or program of its own. 2025 · medium confidence — source