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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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Security

AI-Enabled Ghost Student Fraud: How IT Leaders Are Fighting Back

Generative artificial intelligence is fueling a surge in ghost student fraud. Learn how layered identity verification, behavioral analytics and AI-driven pattern detection help higher ed IT leaders stop fraud rings before disbursement.

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Why Higher Ed IT Can't Afford To Wait on Quantum Security

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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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