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How University Leaders Can Ethically and Responsibly Implement AI

To fully leverage AI while mitigating risks, university leaders must adopt a responsible and ethical approach — one that is proactive, thoughtful, and grounded in a framework of trust.

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Navigating CMMC 2.0: New Cybersecurity Standards Impact Higher Education

In October 2024, the Department of Defense published a new update to its Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification enforcing new cybersecurity standards on universities and colleges. With Phase 1 beginning this year, here's what the new requirements mean for higher ed.  

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Why the Education Sector Needs to Get Better at Cyber Hygiene

Despite the wealth of publicly available information about cyber attacks and the tactics used by malicious actors, many institutions appear unprepared to protect their students, faculty, and endowments from cyber threats.

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A Sense of Scale

Gardner Campbell explores the notion of scale in education and shares some of his own experience "playing with scale" — scaling up and/or scaling down — in an English course at VCU.

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2025 Cybersecurity Predictions for K-20 Education

What should K-12 and higher education institutions expect on the cybersecurity front in the coming year? Here's what the experts told us.

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3 Areas Where AI Will Impact Higher Ed Most in 2025

What should colleges and universities expect from the evolving landscape of artificial intelligence in the coming year? Here's what the experts told us.

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Internet2 Kicks Off 2025 with a Major Cloud Scorecard Update

The latest release on Internet2's Cloud Scorecard Finder website previews new features that include dynamic selection criteria and options to explore multiple solutions side-by-side. More updates are planned in the new year.

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Digital Leadership Must-Haves for 2025: A CDO's Picks

Now that he's more than a year and a half into his chief digital officer role at NJIT, we've asked Ed Wozencroft to reflect on his areas of concentration: What work must digital leaders "own" in 2025?

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5 Strategies for Democratizing Data to Enhance Student Outcomes

Data's role in enhancing educational outcomes is monumental, and it's time we harness this potential fully.

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Internet2: Network Routing Security and RPKI Adoption in Research and Education

We ask James Deaton, vice president of network services, about Internet2's initiatives and leadership efforts to promote routing security and RPKI adoption in research and higher education networks.