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Higher Ed IT Leaders To Focus On Making Connections in 2026

This year’s EDUCAUSE Top 10 prioritizes communication and collaboration across institutions.

Stacey Smith

Artificial Intelligence

AI Teaching Assistants Provide Extra Support for Faculty and Students

Michael Buffalin IV

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

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Software

Universities Deploy Observability Tools to Monitor IT Environments

Steve Jackson

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Active Learning Classrooms Foster Collaboration Among Students

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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Artificial Intelligence

An Overview of AI Governance in Education

Security

How AI-Driven Phishing Is Putting Schools at Risk

Artificial Intelligence

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

Artificial Intelligence

Four Steps for Creating Trusted and Sustainable AI

Software

Why IT Service Management is Vital for Digital Transformation

Artificial Intelligence

3 Challenges to Overcome for AI/ML Adoption in Higher Ed

Artificial Intelligence

Best AI Tools for College Students: A Guide for Higher Ed

Artificial Intelligence

Practical Ways Higher Education Can Optimize Storage and Compute for AI Readiness

Artificial Intelligence

Could Artificial General Intelligence Become a Reality?

Security

Securing Nonhuman Identities in Higher Education

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Security

How AI-Driven Phishing Is Putting Schools at Risk

As generative AI supercharges phishing and deepfakes, schools need to adapt to protect a culture built on openness and trust.

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Security

Securing Nonhuman Identities in Higher Education

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Security

5 Questions About Which Firewall Goes Where

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Security

How IT Teams Can Help Combat Higher Education Application Fraud

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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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