How Institutions Can Use AI to Intentionally Serve Latino, and All, Students
Excelencia in Education
March 2026
Overview
Artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping how institutions design pathways to opportunity, conduct research, and deliver student support. As the youngest and fastest growing, and increasingly AI-engaged population, institutions can use AI responsibly and intentionally to improve education for Latino, and all, students.
This factsheet highlights how AI is reshaping education and actionable strategies for institutions to responsibly leverage AI to improve education, workforce readiness, and student support for Latino, and all, students.
Latinos demonstrate strong engagement with emerging AI technologies, offering institutions an opportunity to expand access, build skills, and strengthen pathways into AI-enabled careers. Institutions can leverage AI responsibly to better serve students by:
Preparing students for an AI-enabled workforce: Integrate AI literacy and applied learning into curricula, align programs with labor market needs, and create department- and institution-wide policies that support workforce readiness.
Enhancing institutional research and decision-making: Develop comprehensive AI strategies, build staff capacity, and use data and analytics to inform program design and improve student outcomes.
Expanding personalized and proactive institutional support and student services: Implement AI-enabled advising, tutoring, predictive analytics, and chatbots to provide tailored guidance, identify learning gaps, and scale access to critical resources.
Suggested Citation:
Excelencia in Education. (2026). How Institutions Can Use AI to Intentionally Serve Latino, and All, Students. Washington, D.C.: Excelencia in Education.
