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Why University Classroom Technology is Now a Student Enrollment Strategy

Students are making enrollment decisions based on whether a campus environment matches where they're headed. The implications for IT leaders are bigger than most people realize.

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College of Charleston AI Challenge Encourages Innovation

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Cybersecurity ROI in Higher Education: How To Win the Budget Conversation

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Cleveland Institute of Art's Interactive Media Lab Redefines What an Art School Can Be

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Data Literacy Is Key to AI ROI for Higher Education

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Management

Higher Ed IT Plays an Essential Role in Reducing Workday Friction

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Data Analytics

How Technology Could Improve the Course Registration Experience

The interactive media lab is totally becoming a point of marketing and differentiation for the college, a tool for recruitment and retention.”

Professor Dan Cuffaro, Industrial Design, Cleveland Institute of Art

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Higher Education Network Infrastructure in the Age of AI

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Building an AI Center of Excellence for Higher Education

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How AI-Enabled Zero-Trust Networking Strengthens Higher Ed Security

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Technology Breaks Down Barriers Across Campus

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Universities Upgrade Classrooms with AV-over-IP Technology

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Why Higher Ed IT Teams Are the Key to Building a Data-Centric Institution

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The Canvas Breach: Reframing Higher Ed’s SaaS Risk Exposure

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The Implications of Cyber-Physical Security Convergence in Higher Education

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Real-Time Security Centers Keep a Watchful Eye on Campus Activity

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What Will Gen Alpha Expect From Their Higher Ed Experience?

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What Can Higher Ed IT Do About the Agentic AI Cheating Crisis?

Artificial intelligence agents posing as students create identity security concerns for colleges and universities.

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Cybersecurity ROI in Higher Education: How To Win the Budget Conversation

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How AI-Enabled Zero-Trust Networking Strengthens Higher Ed Security

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The Canvas Breach: Reframing Higher Ed’s SaaS Risk Exposure

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Cleveland Institute of Art's Interactive Media Lab Redefines What an Art School Can Be

Part community hub, part creative lab, the college’s Interactive Media Lab puts some of the most innovative and boundary-pushing creative tools in the hands of faculty and students.
EDUCAUSE 2025: Make it Simple, Make it Scalable

Higher education institutions can design learning environments that evolve with student and faculty needs by emphasizing flexibility, scalability and inclusivity. All are essential to supporting both in-person and hybrid learning.
Higher Ed Strengthens Incident Response With AI and Practice

At EDUCAUSE 2025, CDW experts Jeff Falsetti and Pat Sullivan shared how higher education leaders can modernize security operations, use artificial intelligence-driven forensics and make tabletop services routine to build faster, smarter incident response strategies.
EDUCAUSE 2025: Inside the CIO Playbook – Trust, AI and Incident Response Readiness

University CIOs share practical approaches to incidence response planning in the face of cybersecurity threats that are growing in complexity and frequency.
EDUCAUSE 2025: From Cloud to AI: How Higher Ed Leaders Are Building Communities of Excellence

University IT leaders work together to share knowledge and draw on existing frameworks of established community-based organizations to address collective IT challenges in higher ed.

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