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Internet

A Guide to the ADA Title II Accessibility Rule

Universities must improve website accessibility, mobile apps and digital course materials before April 2026 to comply with federal regulations related to the Americans with Disabilities Act.

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Cloud

The Connected Campus: A Secure, AI-Ready Digital Ecosystem for Higher Education

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Artificial Intelligence

Case Western Reserve University Deploys Google Gemini

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Security

Open Campuses Require Strategic Security Planning

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Classroom

How To Keep Hybrid Learning Cutting-Edge

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Artificial Intelligence

Q&A: Old Dominion University Redefines AI Literacy Through MonarchSphere

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Cloud

Cloud Security Monitoring in Higher Education: Minding the Visibility Gap

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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Classroom

What IT and Academic Leaders Need to Know About Collegiate Esports

Classroom

How Universities Can Adapt to Year-Round Hybrid Learning

Security

What Is Quantum Cryptography and Why Does it Matter to Higher Education?

Software

The Benefits of CRM for Higher Education: Managing the Student Lifecycle, From Admissions to Alumni

Artificial Intelligence

Applying AI Risk Frameworks in Higher Education: What IT Leaders Need to Know

Artificial Intelligence

Avoiding Shadow AI On Campus

Artificial Intelligence

How AI Can Close Equity Gaps for First-Generation Students

Artificial Intelligence

AI Tools to Reduce College Dropout Rates

Data Analytics

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

Security

Design for Campus Safety While Maintaining Student Privacy

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Security

Open Campuses Require Strategic Security Planning

Controlling access on a college campus requires a combination of technology elements.

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Security

What Is Quantum Cryptography and Why Does it Matter to Higher Education?

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Security

Design for Campus Safety While Maintaining Student Privacy

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Security

How AI-Driven Phishing Is Putting Schools at Risk

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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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Cloud

VDI Boosts Access and Security, Creates Standardized Experiences

Security

A New Tool from Splunk Could Sort Through Data and Stop Ransomware

Classroom

University of Michigan Empowers Detroit Students via After-School Program

Mobility

5 Apps Educators Should Use in Their Classrooms

Management

In Higher Education, IT Change Is What You Make of It

Collaboration

Case Western Med School Calls on Microsoft Surface Hub to Further Collaboration

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