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Breaking Stories in Higher Ed 10/30/2019

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  • Eastern Conference Esports Grows to 57 Schools

    The Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) has grown to 57 esports member institutions, double the number the sports association had last year. The latest universities to join were Syracuse and Seton Hall. ECAC is an inter-collegiate organization that sponsors championships, leagues, bowl games, tournaments and other competitions throughout the country.

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  • Simplify, Sustain, Innovate: Themes for Top 10 IT Issues of 2020

    Security and privacy topped this year's IT issues for higher education — yet again. Concerns about developing a risk-based security strategy that can stand up to the current and coming crop of computer threats was job number one for campus IT leaders in the latest Educause IT trends survey, shared with attendees at last week's annual Educause conference.

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  • Echo360 Intros Groups Feature for Secure Video Sharing

    Video platform Echo360 has launched a new Groups feature, allowing institutions, faculty and students to securely share video in ad hoc repositories.

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  • Lumina Foundation Grants Support Organizations that Recognize Learning Outside the Classroom

    In an effort to build clearer credential pathways for adult learners — particularly people of color and Native learners — Lumina Foundation has awarded $3.5 million in grants to nine organizations that are "working to ensure that knowledge, skills, and abilities gained outside formal higher education — through work, military, and other experiences — can be recognized and applied toward programs that lead to credentials of value."

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