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AI and Enrollment Pressures Are Reshaping Higher Education

The 2026 EDUCAUSE Horizon Report addresses the biggest issues facing colleges and universities.

Jason Jamerson

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Virtual Tech Tools Fuel Higher Ed Robotics Research

Jamie Spradlin

Security

Centralized Cybersecurity Operations Keeps Community Colleges Protected

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Networking

How Universities Are Turning Their Connected Campuses Into Smart Cities

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

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Management

Higher Ed IT Budgets Face a Dual Threat: Federal Research Cuts and State Funding Pressure

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Security

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

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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Data Center

Q&A: Texas Tech CIO Joins Statewide Quantum Committee

Networking

How Campus Network Infrastructure Defines Student Experience and Enrollment

Data Center

Why AI‑Driven Observability Is Rising to the Top of Higher Ed IT Priorities

Software

Review: Canva for Campus Provides a Shared Platform for Visual Communication

Management

What the ADA Title II Digital Accessibility Deadline Means for University IT Procurement

Hardware

Review: Jabra Biz 1100 EDU Headset Delivers Where It Counts

Artificial Intelligence

What Is an AI Bill of Materials?

Artificial Intelligence

How Florida State University Is Building Its AI Ecosystem

Artificial Intelligence

Higher Ed IT Leaders Must Balance AI Innovation With Secure Core Systems

Artificial Intelligence

Why Higher Ed’s Pandemic Playbook Is the Blueprint for AI Infrastructure

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Jamie Spradlin

Security

Centralized Cybersecurity Operations Keeps Community Colleges Protected

Community college systems move IT and cybersecurity systems out of siloes and into centralized hubs of efficient, cost-saving operations, bolstering defense along with their bottom line.

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Security

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

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Security

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

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Translating Higher Education Cybersecurity Into Business Value

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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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