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Tech Outlook 2026: What Higher Ed Tech Leaders Expect this Year

We asked higher education technology leaders for their predictions on how the tech landscape will change for colleges and universities in the coming year. Here's what they told us.

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2026 Predictions for AI and Ed Tech: What Industry Leaders Are Saying

We asked education-serving industry leaders to weigh in on how developments in AI and ed tech will impact colleges and universities in the coming year. Here's what they told us.

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2026 Cybersecurity Trends to Watch in Higher Education

In an open call last month, we asked education and industry leaders for their predictions on the cybersecurity landscape for schools, districts, colleges, and universities in 2026. Here's what they told us.

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Transforming Research Data Management for Greater Innovation

Institutions that want to maximize their research investments need a strategic management approach that balances preservation, accessibility, and security and satisfies stakeholders' needs at the same time.

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AI and Our Next Conversations in Higher Education

Ryan Lufkin, the vice president of global strategy for Instructure, examines how the focus on AI in education will move from experimentation to accountability.

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3 Ed Tech Shifts that Will Define 2026

The digital learning landscape is entering a new phase defined by rapid advances in artificial intelligence, rising expectations for the student experience, and increasing pressure to demonstrate quality and accountability in online education.

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Where Are You on the Ed Tech Maturity Curve?

Ed tech maturity models can help institutions map progress and make smarter tech decisions.

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HTLI: Legal Experts Examine 50 Years of Change in Intellectual Property Law in the Digital Age

A Jan. 30 event offered by the High Tech Law Institute at Santa Clara University convenes legal experts on intellectual property and IP law to consider the past 50 years and the future of IP in light of emerging technologies.

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Beyond the Hype: Transforming Academic Excellence and Leadership Culture in the Age of AI

While most higher education leaders focus on AI's operational benefits — and rightfully so — the deeper transformation lies in how artificial intelligence is fundamentally reshaping what it means to learn, teach, and lead in the 21st century.

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"Engineering and the Good Life" at Santa Clara University

An ethics across the curriculum program at Santa Clara University's School of Engineering supports ethical reflection in engineering design and encourages each student to consider what it means to them to be an engineer.