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25 Higher Ed Influencers to Follow in 2026

These higher education IT thought leaders and social media personalities are making an impact across digital learning, innovation, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence and campus transformation.

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Artificial Intelligence

How AI Supports Student Mental Health in Higher Education

Pairing personnel with technology can help schools meet the increased demand for care.

Rodney Lehnertz

Hardware

Universities Modify Office Spaces to Accommodate Hybrid Work

Matthew Gunkel

Digital Workspace

Higher Ed Omnichannel Contact Centers Offer Improved Customer Service

Jena Zangs

Data Analytics

Q&A: University of St. Thomas Uses Data to Improve the Student Experience

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Security

How IT Teams Can Help Combat Higher Education Application Fraud

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Data Center

Data Center as a Service: Solving Higher Education IT Infrastructure Challenges

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Artificial Intelligence

AI in Higher Education: Protecting Student Data Privacy

This is the group that I rely on. No one institution has AI all figured out. But in this room that we created, the answer’s in there.”

Brandon Rich, Director of AI Enablement, University of Notre Dame

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Hardware

How Meta Quest VR Is Transforming Experiential Learning in Higher Education

Artificial Intelligence

Is Your AI Falling Short? It’s Probably Bad Data

Artificial Intelligence

How AI Is Reshaping Cloud Strategy and Governance in Higher Education

Security

Ransomware’s New Frontier: How Universities Can Defend Against This Growing Threat

Artificial Intelligence

Copilot+ PCs Offer Fast, Powerful AI to Boost Faculty Members’ Productivity

Security

Mastering Incident Response in Higher Education

Hardware

Cost Optimization for HyFlex Learning Environments

Digital Workspace

Campuses Are Transforming Student and Academic Spaces for Real Impact

Artificial Intelligence

AI in Higher Education: A Guide for Teachers

Artificial Intelligence

AI Agents in Higher Education: Transforming Student Services and Support

Security

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Security

How IT Teams Can Help Combat Higher Education Application Fraud

Risk assessment and identity solutions can spot ghost students before they’re able to do financial or technological harm to an institution.

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Security

Ransomware’s New Frontier: How Universities Can Defend Against This Growing Threat

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Security

Mastering Incident Response in Higher Education

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Security

Balancing Physical Security and Privacy in Higher Education: A Practical Guide

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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.
EDUCAUSE 2025: ‘Future-Embracing’ Higher Ed with AI

Despite uncertainties and challenges in the higher education space, university IT leaders are anchoring themselves in the shifting tides by using artificial intelligence and unified data to “future embrace” change.

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Data Center

Hawaii’s IT Department Taps University Data Center as Backup Site

Networking

Report: Bandwidth Demands Dominate Today’s Dorms

Mobility

Survey: What Gen Z Thinks About Ed Tech in College

Data Analytics

Survey: Data and Analytics in Higher Ed Can Be a One-Two Punch

Classroom

Virtual Reality Invites a New Era of Learning to Higher Education

Classroom

How Competency-Based Courses Are Changing the Education Game

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