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Future-Ready Strategies for Technology Leaders in Higher Education

Modernizing higher education demands stronger data foundations, disciplined governance and investments aligned with institutional priorities.

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Rethinking Managed Security Services in Higher Ed: From Ticket Closers to Strategic Partners

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4 Critical Security Considerations for AI in Higher Education

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5 Questions About Security Debt for Higher Ed Institutions

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Can Ambient AI Make Classrooms Smarter?

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Higher Ed IT Professional Development Boosts Staff Retention and Business Continuity

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How Marshall University Is Preparing Students for an Evolving Cybersecurity Workforce

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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What SUNY’s Systemwide AI Policy Means for Public University IT Leaders

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How Universities Can Manage Vendor Risk After the Canvas Breach

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How Community Colleges Can Use Data to Align Curriculum With Workforce Needs

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Higher Ed Institutions Ramp Up Defenses Against Deepfakes

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The New Campus Reality: Building Cyber Resilience Against Ongoing Threats

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Data Governance Is Just the Beginning: Why University IT Leaders Must Also Master These Data Disciplines

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Why Data Readiness Is the Foundation for AI Readiness in Higher Education

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How Ventura College Scaled Faculty AI-Readiness Through Communities of Practice

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

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Why University Classroom Technology is Now a Student Enrollment Strategy

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Translating Higher Education Cybersecurity Into Business Value

How Higher Ed CISOs Can Translate Cybersecurity Risk Into the Financial Language Boards Actually Respond To

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Rethinking Managed Security Services in Higher Ed: From Ticket Closers to Strategic Partners

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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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