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                        A Southern California community college has adopted new software, to improve the processes of assessing student learning outcomes. 
                        
                        11/15/2021
                        
                    
                    
                     
                     
                    
                    
                 
                
            
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                        Southern University and A&M College has modernized its mail and printing operations, to notify recipients when mail has arrived for them and to expand in-house printing services. 
                        
                        11/15/2021
                        
                    
                    
                     
                     
                    
                    
                 
                
            
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                        The University of Nevada, Las Vegas has introduced a number of hyflex classrooms, capable of accommodating students attending in person and online. 
                        
                        11/15/2021
                        
                    
                    
                     
                     
                    
                    
                 
                
            
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                        Georgia State University recently launched a Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence Systems graduate certificate program. 
                        
                        11/12/2021
                        
                    
                    
                     
                     
                    
                    
                 
                
            
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                        Southern Methodist University is upgrading its high-performance computing operations. The Texas institution is investing $11.5 million in hardware, software and training, specifically to boost its HPC infrastructure for artificial intelligence-powered research. 
                        
                        11/12/2021
                        
                    
                    
                     
                     
                    
                    
                 
                
            
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                        The maker of learning management system Canvas, Instructure, has entered into a deal to acquire Kimono, which produces software for cloud-based data integration and interoperability.
                        
                        11/12/2021
                        
                    
                    
                     
                     
                    
                    
                 
                
            
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                        With many cloud storage and collaboration vendors implementing limits on free storage, colleges and universities are grappling with the impact on IT.
                        
                        11/12/2021
                        
                    
                    
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                        In an effort to modernize operations and improve the user experience for students, faculty and staff, Springfield College in Massachusetts is implementing Ellucian's Banner enterprise resource planning product. 
                        
                        11/09/2021
                        
                    
                    
                     
                     
                    
                    
                 
                
            
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                        Verizon Business has announced a number of new features for its BlueJeans Meetings product, designed to support hybrid and remote learning. 
                        
                        11/09/2021
                        
                    
                    
                     
                     
                    
                    
                 
                
            
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                        Through a $1.5million, four-year NSF grant, Oklahoma State University researchers are leveraging their earlier work with proven, college-level design courses that incorporate VR, AR, and 3D printing technologies. But this time, they are helping underserved Native American middle school students develop STEM skills.
                        
                        11/08/2021
                        
                    
                    
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                        Follett Corp. has sold book and digital content distributor Baker & Taylor, which will now operate as a separate, privately owned entity. The company was sold to a private investment group led by Amandeep Kochar, who previously served as general manager and executive vice president of Baker & Taylor. 
                        
                        11/04/2021
                        
                    
                    
                     
                     
                    
                    
                 
                
            
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                        EAB, a provider of research, enterprise technology and data-enabled services for education institutions, has announced the acquisition of Rapid Insight, maker of data analytics tools designed for ease of use and efficiency. 
                        
                        11/04/2021
                        
                    
                    
                     
                     
                    
                    
                 
                
            
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                        EducationSuperHighway is shifting its attention away from the needs of K-12 internet connectivity and to the unconnected American household. The nonprofit, which helped close down the "classroom connectivity gap," has a new mission: to make sure the 18.1 million households that can't afford to connect to broadband get it.
                        
                        11/04/2021
                        
                    
                    
                     
                     
                    
                    
                 
                
            
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                        Google has introduced an updated citation feature for Google Docs, designed to "streamline the citations process, ensure correct formatting, and reduce the chances of manual errors."
                        
                        11/03/2021
                        
                    
                    
                     
                     
                    
                    
                 
                
            
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                        A New York institution has succeeded in getting its users to adopt multi-factor authentication. Hobart and William Smith Colleges began its MFA adoption in the 2019-2020 school year, tightening authentication procedures gradually among specific applications and web services and across its community of students, faculty, staff and network guests.
                        
                        11/02/2021
                        
                    
                    
                     
                     
                    
                    
                 
                
            
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                        As the format of your meetings evolves, make sure you have engagement and flexibility, advises Joseph Allen, University of Utah professor and co-author of the books Suddenly Virtual and Suddenly Hybrid.
                        
                        11/02/2021
                        
                    
                    
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                        College doesn't always pay off. It depends on the major students pursue and how long it takes for a student to achieve her or his degree. Even attending an Ivy League school won't guarantee a high return on investment, according to a new report from the Foundation for Research on Equal Opportunity.
                        
                        11/02/2021
                        
                    
                    
                     
                     
                    
                    
                 
                
            
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                        The top IT issues for 2022 reflect two years of upheaval and uncertainty brought on by the pandemic, but also the positive aspects of digital transformation.
                        
                        11/02/2021