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Elevated threat levels require an increased focus on continuity planning, community engagement and growing a security-first culture.

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

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

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Digital Workspace

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College of Charleston AI Challenge Encourages Innovation

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

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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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Higher Ed IT Plays an Essential Role in Reducing Workday Friction

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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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Artificial intelligence-generated voice clones, phony student identities and manipulated media are creating new security and trust challenges.

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The New Campus Reality: Building Cyber Resilience Against Ongoing Threats

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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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