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AI Tools to Reduce College Dropout Rates

Chatbots and other machine learning tools use analytics to improve the student experience.

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Shadow Data in Higher Education: Governing Unsanctioned Data Before It Becomes a FERPA Problem

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Security

Design for Campus Safety While Maintaining Student Privacy

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Artificial Intelligence

Determining the Roles Required for Effective AI Governance in Higher Ed

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Campus Technology is a Valuable Partner to Human Counterparts

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Software

Understanding Your Microsoft 365 Education Ecosystem for Smarter Campus IT Decisions

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How To Build a Smart Power Infrastructure in Higher Education

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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Higher Ed IT Leaders To Focus On Making Connections in 2026

Artificial Intelligence

AI Teaching Assistants Provide Extra Support for Faculty and Students

Hardware

Higher Ed Makerspaces Spur Creativity on Campus

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What Does an AI-Ready Classroom Really Look Like?

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How VR and AI Improve Soft Skills Development

Software

Universities Deploy Observability Tools to Monitor IT Environments

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Active Learning Classrooms Foster Collaboration Among Students

Artificial Intelligence

An Overview of AI Governance in Education

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How AI-Driven Phishing Is Putting Schools at Risk

Artificial Intelligence

Q&A: How Utah Valley University Is Using AI to Help Students Succeed

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Security

Design for Campus Safety While Maintaining Student Privacy

As colleges and universities implement modern physical security technology, they must also prioritize student, faculty and staff privacy and ease of movement across campus.

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Security

How AI-Driven Phishing Is Putting Schools at Risk

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Security

Securing Nonhuman Identities in Higher Education

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5 Questions About Which Firewall Goes Where

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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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