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

From integration to AI readiness, IT teams are becoming the foundation of data-centric transformation in higher education.

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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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Classroom

What Will Gen Alpha Expect From Their Higher Ed Experience?

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Artificial Intelligence

Bringing the AI-Active Lesson to Life in Higher Education

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Artificial Intelligence

Higher Education’s Role in Supporting K–12 AI Literacy

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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Cloud

Hybrid Infrastructure Powers University Research

Classroom

6 Reasons Universities Are Building Media Labs Now

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University Media Centers Bring Creative Tech to the Community

Software

Customized Software Solutions Help Universities Meet Institutional Goals

Digital Workspace

AI is Reshaping Higher Ed Workplaces

Cloud

Why Schools Are Embracing Hybrid Cloud Solutions

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A Guide to the ADA Title II Accessibility Rule: Deadline Extended to April 2027

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Q&A: How the University of North Dakota Became a Leader in Online Education

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Continuous Threat Exposure Management Enhances Higher Ed Cybersecurity

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Review: Box Facilitates Secure Collaboration Across Campus

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

Institutions should map the data residing in software-as-a-service platforms as well as the systems that connect to them.

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Security

The Implications of Cyber-Physical Security Convergence in Higher Education

Chris Hopkins

Security

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

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Security

Continuous Threat Exposure Management Enhances Higher Ed Cybersecurity

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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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