Algorithmic technology and knowledge divestment in american education [this project will investigate the data-intensive algorithmic tools being deployed within education in the united states in…

Georgetown University received a $130,288 Project Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Office of Digital Humanities (CFDA 45.169), awarded September 1, 2025, with completion targeted for August 31, 2027. The project, "Algorithmic Technology and Knowledge Divestment in American Education," will investigate data-intensive algorithmic tools and artificial intelligence (AI) systems currently deployed within U.S. educational institutions. The research will examine how institutional dependencies on corporate-owned AI systems are reshaping educational philosophy, political economy, and pedagogical principles across American schools and universities.

This investigation represents a humanities-based critical examination of technology's societal impact, aligning with NEH's Digital Humanities Advancement Grants program objectives to support innovative scholarship studying digital culture from a humanistic perspective. The project will produce research findings and analysis documenting the transformative effects of algorithmic decision-making systems on educational institutions, contributing to scholarly discourse on technology governance and institutional autonomy in the education sector. Work will be performed at Georgetown University's Washington, D.C. campus.

Algorithmic technology and knowledge divestment in american education [this project will investigate the data-intensive algorithmic tools being deployed within education in the united states in order to understand how dependencies on corporate owned ?artificial intelligence? Systems are changing the philosophy and political economy of education, and what impact this is having on the pedagogical principles of american educational institutions.]