Columbia's Integrity Week 2026: Impact of Generative Artificial Intelligence on Academia
Integrity Week at Columbia facilitates integral conversations with our campus community about integrity and ethics in academia through programs and workshops that focus on the fundamental values of academic integrity in research, teaching, and learning. This week of collective action and instruction strengthens the Columbia community's commitment to honesty, trust, fairness, respect, responsibility, and courage. This year's theme is all about the impact of generative artificial intelligence on academia.
This week is co-sponsored by and made possible through collaborations with:
Academic Integrity, Columbia College, Columbia Engineering, Center for the Core Curriculum, Columbia Libraries, Berick Center for Student Advising, Office of Research Compliance and Training, Center for Teaching and Learning, Center for Career Education, School of General Studies, Writing Center, University Writing Program, Columbia College Alumni Association, Columbia Engineering Alumni Association, Columbia College and Engineering Student Councils, Columbia Health, and Columbia University Information Technology.
To register, please click on the hyperlink for each of the events. If you have questions please email ugrad-integrity@columbia.edu
Integrity Week 2026 Events
Monday, February 9
Integrity Week Kick-Off Event
Time: 11:00am — 1:00pm
Location: Lerner Ramps
Target Population: Columbia Community
Join members of the CC-SEAS Integrity Advisory Board, Engineering Student Council, Columbia College Student Council and staff in the kick off for Integrity Week. Drop by Lerner Ramps to hear about the workshops happening during the week, grab some free integrity swag, and snacks between classes!
Time: 2:00pm — 4:00pm
Location: 750 Schapiro CEPSR
Target Population: Columbia Engineering
Effective content can inform people, but it takes an effective story to inspire people. Storytelling has been a defining feature of the human experience since prehistory, but the skill of storytelling is often lost in a modern world full of complex organizations and technical concepts. The most successful stories have in common their clear structure, disciplined order, and compelling rhythm. We’ll learn how to combine those elements into a single shape that can make any idea – from a project proposal to an employment application – irresistible. What's in it for you? This session will equip you with the skills to craft compelling narratives that captivate, inspire and persuade your audience.
Tuesday, February 10
Citation Management with Zotero | Columbia Libraries
Time: 11:00am - 12:00pm
Location: (Online)
Target Population: Columbia Community
Need help creating citations and bibliographies? Zotero is a free, open-source bibliographic management program that allows you to collect, organize, cite, and share your research. This one-hour workshop will introduce you to Zotero and provide strategies for effectively using it in your research and writing.
Please download Zotero (for Mac OS or Windows) and the Zotero Connector (for Firefox, Chrome, or Safari) prior to the workshop.
Lunch and Learn: Designing for Integrity and Learning in the Age of AI
Time: 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Location: Butler 213
Target Population: Columbia Faculty
How can we teach and design courses to promote academic integrity and deepen student learning – particularly in a world increasingly shaped by generative AI? Join us for an interactive lunch workshop where we will explore practical strategies for designing your courses and assignments to proactively foster academic integrity and minimize opportunities for academic dishonesty.
Building Your Scholarly Conversation: A Thesis Workshop | Writing Center & Columbia Libraries
Time: 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Location: Lerner 601
Target Population: Columbia Community
In this interactive workshop, we approach citations as not only foundational to ethical scholarship but as texts themselves, with orientations towards disciplines and assertions about academic authority. By identifying the disciplinary forces shaping citations, this workshop will help you develop evaluative tools to invite others to join your thesis' robust scholarly conversations. Developed by the Writing Center and Libraries, practice academic integrity by building your support team for your thesis, eating snacks, and expanding your thesis bibliography.
Integrity Week Keynote: A Community Conversation about Generative Artificial Intelligence
Time: 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Location: Lerner 401
Target Population: Columbia Community
Generative Artificial Intelligence is changing how we create, learn, and communicate—but what does it mean for our shared values? Join us for an interactive keynote where we move beyond the headlines to discuss the ethical landscape of artificial intelligence. This isn’t just a lecture; it’s a community-wide dialogue on how we can harness these powerful tools while maintaining the academic and professional integrity that defines us.
Speaker: Matthew Connelly, Professor of History and Vice Dean for AI Initiatives
Introduction by: Dr. Victoria Malaney-Brown, Director of Academic Integrity
Wednesday, February 11
Reducing and Managing Stress | Office of Professional Development & Leadership - Columbia Engineering | Columbia Health
Time: 9:00am - 11:00am
Location: (Online)
Target Population: Columbia Engineering
Stress management, sleep, and nutrition are key elements of a student's well-being. Participants will learn about why these behaviors are important and strategies to manage stress.
Scientific Research in the Age of AI: A New Frontier of Scientific Misconduct | Office of Research Compliance and Training
Time: 2:00pm — 3:00pm
Location: (Online)
Target Population: Columbia Community
Images in scientific papers play an essential role in supporting the experimental descriptions and results of an experiment and study. In this series, we’ll discuss various topics, such as what’s considered improper image manipulations, how to recognize them, and whether the threat of AI is genuine or overblown.
Time: 2:00pm-4:00pm
Location: Davis Auditorium (CEPSR)
Target Population: Columbia Engineering
Develop your communication skills to demonstrate professional leadership and integrity values. Facilitated by Prof. Fred Helio Garcia.
Fac' To Table | Student Dinner & Dialogue | Undergraduate Community Initiative & Academic Integrity
Time: 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Location: 202 Hamilton
Target Population: Columbia Community
Join Undergraduate Community Initiative and the CC-SEAS Integrity Advisory Board in faculty and student dinner dialogue about the use of generative artificial intelligence in teaching and learning at Columbia. Dinner will be catered by Fumo.
Introduction by: Dr. Victoria Malaney-Brown, Director of Academic Integrity & Dean Jonathon Kahn, Dean of Community & Culture
Thursday, February 12
Core Faculty Roundtable on Fostering Class Discussions | Center for the Core Curriculum
Time: 2:30pm - 4:00pm
Location: 202 Hamilton
Target Population: Instructors teaching in within the Core Curriculum and Faculty of Arts & Sciences
This Core faculty roundtable conversation will address questions such as: How do we create a classroom community where students are eager to share their ideas? How do we encourage students to engage with one another, and not just respond to the instructor? How do we ensure that all voices are heard? How has AI affected class discussion?
A panel of Core instructors will share their experiences and ideas. During the event, we will also invite questions and open discussion.
This event is open to all instructors teaching within the Core Curriculum, as well as the faculty of Arts & Sciences. No registration is required. Inquiries may be directed to the Center for the Core Curriculum at core-curriculum@columbia.edu.
Citation Management with Zotero | Columbia Libraries
Time: 4:00pm-5:00pm
Location: (Online)
Target Population: Columbia Community
Need help creating citations and bibliographies? Zotero is a free, open-source bibliographic management program that allows you to collect, organize, cite, and share your research. This one-hour workshop will introduce you to Zotero and provide strategies for effectively using it in your research and writing.
Please download Zotero (for Mac OS or Windows) and the Zotero Connector (for Firefox, Chrome, or Safari) prior to the workshop.
Responsible AI | Columbia University Information Technology
Time: 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Location: Zoom (Online)
Target Population: Columbia Community
Making informed choices about how to use generative artificial intelligence in academia can be complicated. Participants will learn about Responsible AI (RAI) and how we can strategically use and manage AI in ways that are ethical, safe, and aligned with our academic mission. We’ll introduce a clear working definition, practical principles, and walk through what RAI looks like across the student's technology lifecycle.
The session will be led by Spencer Ames, Associate AI Analyst
Friday, February 13
Effective Study Groups: How to Collaborate with Integrity | Berick Center for Student Advising
Time: 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Location: Lerner Hall, 401 (Hybrid – In Person & Online)
Target Population: CC and SEAS Students
Learn strategies for how to inform study groups that will help you deepen your understanding of course material and prepare effectively for exams. More importantly, learn how to collaborate successfully while maintaining academic integrity.
Advanced Ethics | Professional Development and Leadership - Columbia Engineering
Time: 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Location: 530 Schapiro CEPSR
Target Population: Columbia Engineering
This elective builds upon the introductory ethics course by exploring some of the ethical challenges engineers face in the industry. In particular, the seminar will focus on conflicts of duties and, through a Socratic process of discussion, help students develop clarity about their own ethical priorities. The seminar will feature an extended case study of the design and construction of the BP Deepwater Horizon oil rig, focusing on engineering decisions that compromised safety for cost savings that led to both fatalities to one of the worst environmental disasters in American history. Instructor: Fred Helio Garcia.
AI @ Work: Alumni Perspectives | Center for Career Education and Academic Integrity
Time: 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Location: Uris Hall, 107
Target Population: Columbia Undergraduate Students & Alumni
Registration Link on LionSHARE Walk-ins welcome!
Join us for a panel discussion featuring alumni from diverse industries as they share how they engage with artificial intelligence in their day-to-day work and how they navigate the ethical questions it raises. Panelists will discuss real-world applications of AI, the opportunities and challenges they encounter, and how values such as integrity, responsibility, and transparency inform their decisions.
Part 1: Hear from alumni as they reflect on their career paths and experiences using and responding to AI in professional settings.
Part 2: Engage directly with the panelists in small-group conversations to ask questions, explore career interests, and build your network.
Hors d’oeuvres, desserts, and coffee will be provided.
Please bring your CUID to access this event. For accessibility information, please contact us at cce-scheduling@columbia.edu prior to the event so we can assist
Alumni Panelists will include:
- Dr. Promiti Dutta, Head of Analytics Technology and Innovation at Citi
- Halima Gikandi, Senior Communications Manager at Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation
- Arvind Kadaba, Chief Financial Officer of Aidoc
- Hsing-Hsing Li, COO of Aceler8.ai
To see our past CC-SEAS Academic Integrity Awareness events, see these links from 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025.