Dartmouth Becomes First Ivy League Institution to Partner with AWS and Anthropic to Launch AI at Institutional Scale

SEATTLE - Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS), an Amazon.com, Inc. company (NASDAQ: AMZN), Dartmouth and Anthropic unveiled a flagship partnership to provide campuswide access to state-of-the-art artificial intelligence (AI) tailored specifically for academic environments, a press release stated by Amazon. 

The partnership will combine Anthropic's Claude for Education model with AWS's extensive cloud computing infrastructure and Amazon Bedrock to deliver comprehensive AI integration across teaching, learning, research, and campus operations at Dartmouth.

“This is more than a collaboration,” says President Sian Leah Beilock. “It’s the next chapter in a story that began at Dartmouth 70 years ago, as we ensure that the institution where the term AI was first introduced to the world will also show the world how to use it wisely in pursuit of knowledge.”

As a leading research university, Dartmouth and its faculty have long been at the forefront of AI, dating back to the 1956 Dartmouth Summer Research Project. The institution also has a rich history of coupling the latest technological innovations with teaching and learning—from the invention of the BASIC programming language and one of the earliest email systems, to universal computing access and campuswide wireless networking.

Now, as Dartmouth becomes the first Ivy League university to launch AI at institutional scale, with Anthropic and AWS, its students will help lead thoughtful applications of AI as they continue to develop and practice distinctly human skills like critical thinking, emotional intelligence, ethical discernment, and collaborative leadership.

"AWS is looking forward to empowering Dartmouth, in partnership with Anthropic, as they continue to approach AI ethically, strategically, and securely to provide transformational student experiences and operational excellence," says Kim Majerus, Vice President of Global Education and U.S. State and Local Government at Amazon Web Services.

Comprehensive AI integration across four key areas
The collaboration delivers AI capabilities across four strategic areas:

1. AI fluency for students through access to Claude for Education, preparing the Class of 2029 to become Dartmouth's first "AI-fluent" undergraduate class. The emphasis will be on integrating AI tools and using them to augment—not replace—student learning. Implementation is streamlined through AWS Marketplace, leveraging Dartmouth's existing AWS enterprise infrastructure.

2. Custom AI applications powered by Amazon Bedrock to improve efficiency across campus operations and student services. AWS's Digital Innovation Team will work directly with Dartmouth using the proven "working backwards" methodology to align technical implementation with institutional objectives through hands-on workshops, strategic planning sessions, and immersion days.

3. AWS Skills to Jobs workforce development integration with Dartmouth's Center for Career Design, providing industry-aligned skilling pathways and applied learning activities designed in collaboration with employers—making Dartmouth one of the first institutions to benefit from a joint Anthropic and AWS Skills to Jobs collaboration.

4. Comprehensive training and support will ensure community members can take advantage of the tools that best meet their needs. The partnership will include student-led programs to create a culture of innovation and ethical use on campus and provide career readiness. A Faculty Leadership Group on Artificial Intelligence, with representation from a wide range of disciplines, including the arts, humanities, sciences, engineering, business, and medicine, is working to define best practices for professors using or adapting to AI in the classroom.

"We’re thrilled to partner with Dartmouth and AWS on this. Dartmouth has always understood that technology is most powerful when it's paired with human wisdom and critical thinking—and that's exactly how we built Claude. Their focus on AI fluency, teaching students to engage deeply with hard problems rather than bypass them, is so aligned with our mission. This is the kind of partnership that makes me genuinely excited about AI's role in education," said Daniela Amodei, President and Co-Founder of Anthropic.

A blueprint for higher education
This collaboration establishes a replicable framework for higher education institutions seeking to integrate AI responsibly and comprehensively. The collaboration includes comprehensive security measures through AWS's enterprise-grade infrastructure and Claude's built-in safety features, with all AI implementations adhering to strict privacy standards and academic integrity policies—in line with Dartmouth's existing ethical AI guidelines.