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Management

Digital Maturity Models in Higher Education: A Digital Transformation That Works

Technology alone can’t help colleges and universities elevate learning experiences. IT leaders must implement solutions strategically as part of their digital transformation roadmap and understand how they are being used.

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Security

IGA: What Is It, and How Are Universities Using It?

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Software

How Canva Makes It Easier for Higher Ed Students to Transition Into the Workforce

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Data Analytics

Garbage In, Garbage Out: The Importance of Data Management in Higher Education

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Management

Community Tech Investments Support Higher Education’s Future

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Artificial Intelligence

AI-Powered Teaching Assistants Can Drive Student Success

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Classroom

Q&A: Ergonomics Supports Wellness and Classroom Engagement for Gen Z

People have this culture and belief that we have to collaborate, we have to work together … we’re thinking about the bigger cause.”

Ram Kumar Nimmakayala, Data Engineering Leader, Western Governors University

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Security

Why Removing Technical Debt Is Important to Higher Ed Cybersecurity

Artificial Intelligence

AI Ethics in Higher Education: How Schools Are Proceeding

Artificial Intelligence

5 Questions To Ask Before Adopting an AI Tool

Data Center

4 Ways to Sustainably Cool Higher Education Data Centers

Artificial Intelligence

Small Language Models (SLMs): A Cost-Effective, Sustainable Option for Higher Education

Cloud

Universities are Investing Wisely to Build a Smarter Cloud

Digital Workspace

Cloud Phone Solutions Modernize Communications in Higher Ed

Security

Unpacking the Role of AI in Physical Security

Data Analytics

Q&A: Retiring Maryville University President Recalls Early Connectivity Efforts

Digital Workspace

Debunking 3 Myths About Cloud-Based Phone Systems

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Security

IGA: What Is It, and How Are Universities Using It?

Identity governance and administration tools simplify user identity management for higher education’s diverse IT and user bases.

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Security

Why Removing Technical Debt Is Important to Higher Ed Cybersecurity

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Security

What Happens When Students Bring Malware to Campus?

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Security

Review: Cortex XSOAR Protects Against Common Threats in Higher Ed

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EDUCAUSE 2024: Counseling Model Meets Students Where They Are: In the Esports Arena

An innovative collaboration at San Diego State University marries esports, counseling and community building to create connections with students where they are most comfortable.
EDUCAUSE 2024: Lessons from a Data-Driven Institution

Western Governors University has been using data to better understand its students for decades, long before data-driven student success became a priority for so many higher ed institutions.
EDUCAUSE 2024: The Risks and Rewards of Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education

AI was still the talk of the town in San Antonio at the annual EDUCAUSE conference, but going all in on an AI solution without careful consideration could send colleges down a disastrous path.
Higher Ed Reimagined: Device Program Equips Students for the Future

A Shenandoah University initiative gives students the technology and skills they need to prepare for the workforce.
Library Spaces for Today’s College Student

Sam Houston State University’s renovation of the 54-year-old Newton Gresham Library focused on student collaboration and technology.

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Cloud

Universities Consolidate Multiple Productivity Suites

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Networking

HBCUs Use Federal Funding to Connect Students and Communities

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Software

Technology Initiatives Support Student Mental Health in a Modern Higher Ed Environment

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Software

How Higher Ed Institutions Are Using Built-In Generative AI Tools

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Artificial Intelligence

Students Speak: Survey Indicates Students Feel Unprepared to Use AI in the Workplace

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Digital Workspace

Review: Power Hybrid Work with the Kensington SD5700T Thunderbolt 4 Docking Station

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