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Inside UNLV’s Student-Powered Security Operations Center

The university’s creative approach helps overcome staffing limitations and gives students the real-world experience they need to land cybersecurity jobs after graduation.

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Higher Ed’s Path to Advanced Cybersecurity Maturity

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Finding the Right Disaster Recovery Strategy for Higher Ed

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How Higher Ed Institutions Can Rethink Cyber Risk in Terms of Financial Exposure

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5 Questions To Ask To Manage Cloud Spending in Higher Ed

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How Colleges Are Using Technology To Attract Students on Campus Visits

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Artificial Intelligence

Why the Right Infrastructure for Higher Ed AI Workloads Might Be Hybrid

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

Professor Dan Cuffaro, Industrial Design, Cleveland Institute of Art

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Artificial Intelligence

How Higher Ed Institutions Can Control AI Spending Without Curbing Innovation

Artificial Intelligence

From Human Speed to Machine Speed: How Higher Ed Security Is Using AI to Fight Agentic Attacks

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Why AI-Driven Modern Classrooms Require a Major Security Conversation

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How University IT Leaders Can Budget for Volatile AI Pricing Models

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Risks and Rewards of IoT in Higher Education

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Microsoft Report Highlights Trends in Higher Education AI Adoption

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Year-Round Education Requires Year-Round IT Support

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What Could Brain-Computer Interfaces Mean for Students With Disabilities?

Artificial Intelligence

Are Colleges Ready To Support the AI Workforce?

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What Shadow IT Can Teach Higher Ed Tech Leaders About the Faculty Experience

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What IT Leaders Need To Know Before Deploying a Campus Mental Health Platform

Working closely with vendors to set expectations and understand risks is key to protecting student data and safety.

UNLV

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Inside UNLV’s Student-Powered Security Operations Center

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Higher Ed’s Path to Advanced Cybersecurity Maturity

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Finding the Right Disaster Recovery Strategy for Higher Ed

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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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