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    4 Institutional Effectiveness Indicators to Watch

    Is your college or university on track to achieve its strategic goals? Taking the pulse of these four areas can identify problems that need attention or successes moving the institution forward. 07/28/2022

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    Educause Introduces Inclusive Hiring Kit

    A new resource from Educause provides a guide to diversity, equity and inclusion in higher education IT hiring. 07/27/2022

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    New Liaison Product Helps Institutions Target Outreach to Adult Learners

    Liaison International, provider of technology and services for recruitment, admissions, enrollment and student success, has released Intelligent Names, a new analytics platform geared toward identifying and re-engaging adult learners. 07/26/2022

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    Federal Pilot Program Awards More than $10 Million in Grants to Connect Minority-Serving Colleges and Universities to High-Speed Internet

    The United States Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration has awarded a combined $10.6 million in grants to five institutions as part of its Connecting Minority Communities Pilot Program. 07/25/2022

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    Insurance Premium Credit Available for Schools Completing Mental Health Support Program

    United Educators, a member-owned insurance and risk management provider for education institutions, has partnered with suicide prevention nonprofit The Jed Foundation to offer a premium credit to schools that successfully complete a JED program aimed at supporting students’ mental health and well-being. 07/21/2022

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    Indiana University Secures Internet2 Network Operations Support Role

    Internet2 has signed a new three-year deal with Indiana University for the institution's GlobalNOC research and education network operations service to continue providing customer and break-fix support for the Internet2 national network. 07/21/2022

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    Meta's First EdX Courses Provide Skills for Building the Metaverse

    EdX has launched two Spark Augmented Reality courses from Meta, developed as part of the online learning platform's partnership with Meta Immersive Learning. The goal: to "build a learning ecosystem for the metaverse and give professionals broader access to the tools and education needed to build a career in augmented reality." 07/20/2022

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    REN-ISAC and Fortinet Partner on Threat Intelligence and Cybersecurity Best Practices

    Indiana University's Research & Education Networks Information Sharing & Analysis Center (REN-ISAC) has announced a partnership with cybersecurity company Fortinet focused on sharing threat information and enhancing higher education and research cybersecurity efforts nationwide. 07/20/2022

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    California OER Efforts Get Funding Boost

    The American Association of Colleges and Universities, Creative Commons and open education-focused nonprofit SPARC are working to advance the adoption of open educational resources in California and beyond, thanks to funding from the Michelson 20MM Foundation's Open Educational Resources initiative. 07/20/2022

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    5 Institutions Building Data Literacy to Support Student Success

    A new cohort of higher education institutions is delving into the use of data to improve retention and completion through the Data Literacy Institute, a program developed by the Association for Institutional Research and offered by the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities as part of its Powered by Publics initiative. 07/20/2022

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    6 Technologies and Practices Impacting the Future of Data and Analytics in Higher Ed

    The time is ripe for higher education leaders to plan for data and analytics technology solutions and practices that will position their institutions for success, according to a new report from Educause. 07/19/2022

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    3 Tech Challenges Impeding the Use of Data and Analytics in Higher Ed

    Educause has released the inaugural Data and Analytics Edition of its Horizon Report, expanding the annual analysis of the trends, technologies and practices impacting higher education into "an emerging area of practice that is driving institutional decision-making and strategic planning for the future." 07/19/2022

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    U Central Missouri Upgrades Classrooms with AI- and AR-Enabled Tech for Hybrid Learning

    The University of Central Missouri is updating its classrooms with new AV technologies that use artificial intelligence and augmented reality to capture more engaging, flexible presentations and better serve the needs of hybrid learning. 07/18/2022

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    Putting Community Engagement at the Center of Online Learning

    What would a learning management system centered on culture and community look like? The United Negro College Fund hopes to answer that question with HBCUv, a new learning platform that aims to reshape the future of online education for historically Black colleges and universities. We spoke with Ed Smith-Lewis, VP of strategic partnerships and institutional programs at UNCF, and Nathan Young, head of strategy for Ethos at Deloitte Digital, about bringing the HBCU experience to an online environment, the defining characteristics of HBCUv and the equity-centered design process behind their work. 07/18/2022

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  • Putting Community Engagement at the Center of Online Learning

    What would a learning management system centered on culture and community look like? The United Negro College Fund hopes to answer that question with HBCUv, a new learning platform that aims to reshape the future of online education for historically Black colleges and universities. We spoke with Ed Smith-Lewis, VP of strategic partnerships and institutional programs at UNCF, and Nathan Young, head of strategy for Ethos at Deloitte Digital, about bringing the HBCU experience to an online environment, the defining characteristics of HBCUv and the equity-centered design process behind their work. 07/18/2022

  • Campus Technology Insider Podcast July 2022

    What would a learning management system centered on culture and community look like? The United Negro College Fund hopes to answer that question with HBCUv, a new learning platform that aims to reshape the future of online education for historically Black colleges and universities. We spoke with Ed Smith-Lewis, VP of strategic partnerships and institutional programs at UNCF, and Nathan Young, head of strategy for Ethos at Deloitte Digital, about bringing the HBCU experience to an online environment, the defining characteristics of HBCUv and the equity-centered design process behind their work. 07/18/2022

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    University of Southern California Upgrades to Cloud-Based Degree Audit Solution

    The University of Southern California has long utilized CollegeSource's uAchieve Degree Audit solution to manage the increasingly complex transfer articulation and degree audit process for students. Now, the institution is upgrading to uAchieve in the Cloud. 07/15/2022

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    U of South Carolina Boosts IT Agility with Cloud Data Center Move

    The University of South Carolina has replaced its data center with a custom cloud-based Software-Defined Data Center solution from digital infrastructure provider DartPoints. 07/15/2022