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Campus Technology News Update: Breaking Stories in Higher Ed

Campus Technology's flagship newsletter covers the most timely issues related to all aspects of education technology, from stories about new technology tools and innovative technology programs in colleges and universities to policy updates, science and engineering news, technology trends, social issues, funding and grants and research related to education and technology. It's published three times per week.
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AAC&U Kicks Off Digital Equity Institute with 19 Higher Education Institution and Organization Members (11/28/23)

Turnitin Introduces iThenticate 2.0 and a New Similarity Report (11/21/23)

Glendale to Be the First Community College to Partner with Dreamscape Learn to Bring VR Learning to Campus (11/16/23)

University of Chicago Researchers Develop Technique to Poison Generative AI Image Scraping (11/14/23)

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Partners with SkillStorm to Train Tech Talent Across the Midwest (11/09/23)

IT Spending Forecasted to Top $5 Trillion in 2024 (11/02/23)

Minority-Serving National University to Offer Google Certificate Program for Both Undergraduates and Graduate Students (10/31/23)

AI Predictive Model Partnership Dramatically Raises CUNY Graduation Rate (10/26/23)

Malware Down Slightly as Double-Extortion Attacks Increase (10/24/23)

University of Phoenix Releases Generative AI Philosophy and Academic Guidance (10/19/23)

Achieving the Dream: 8 Equity Principles for Community Colleges (10/17/23)

IBM Commits to Train 2 Million AI Learners for Free by 2026 (10/12/23)

The Campus Computing Project Founder to Launch New Study on AI, Virtual Classrooms (10/10/23)

Montana 'Year to Career' Initiative to Create Microcredential Job Pathways (10/05/23)

New Educause Horizon Report Identifies Tech Impacting Student Experience (10/03/23)

Pew Research: Americans Feel More Concerned Than Excited About AI (09/28/23)

Learning Analytics and the Future of Change in the Classroom (09/26/23)

Microsoft Announces New Generative AI Copyright Commitment (09/21/23)

Survey: College Students Both Excited and Concerned about AI Tools (09/19/23)

OpenAI Releases Educators' Guide for Teaching With AI (09/14/23)

OpenStax to Release Free Online Organic Chemistry Textbook, Instructional Materials (09/12/23)

1EdTech to Host European Higher Education Interoperability Workgroup (09/07/23)

CAPTRS, Institute for Experiential AI to Develop Human/AI Collaboration for Global Pandemic Response (09/05/23)

OpenAI Intros ChatGPT for Enterprises (08/31/23)

$375M Added to State, Local Cyber Grant Program, Deadline to Apply is Oct. 6 (08/29/23)

WCET Survey Finds Slow AI Adoption at Colleges and Universities (08/24/23)

Quizlet Report Suggests Teachers Are Better Champions of AI Than Students (08/22/23)

Report: CIOs Moving Decisively to Adopt Generative AI (08/17/23)

Generative AI Is a Top Emerging Risk for Enterprises (08/15/23)

GrammarlyGO to Add New Features to Help Students Use AI Responsibly (08/10/23)

Frontier Model Forum to Address Safe, Responsible AI Development (08/08/23)

Anthology Introduces AI-Enabled Course Building and Student Success Features in Blackboard Learn (08/03/23)

Report Finds Microcredentials Poorly Understood or Utilized by American Workers But Critical for Professional Development (08/01/23)

FCC Proposes Voluntary Cybersecurity Labeling Program for Smart Devices (07/27/23)

Turnitin AI Detection Rates: 3.3% of 65M Papers Reviewed Were Flagged as Majority AI Writing (07/25/23)

Cypher Learning Introduces AI-Powered Copilot for Gamified Course Creation (07/20/23)

No. 1 Faculty Concern: Preventing Student Cheating Via AI (07/18/23)

Report: IoT Malware Jumps 700% (07/13/23)

The Mechanics of Digital Transformation at National University (07/11/23)

U Kentucky Establishes Committee to Explore and Make Recommendations on AI (07/06/23)

Snowflake Launches Government & Education Data Cloud (06/29/23)

More IHEs Paid Ransoms in 2022, Even as Average Recovery Cost Fell (06/27/23)

Campus Technology: News Update: Duke Adopts Canvas LMS, Credentials, and More to Power Lifelong Learning (06/22/23)

Campus Technology: News Update: New Educause Resource Offers Multimodal Learning Strategies (06/20/23)

USC Viterbi School of Engineering Issues First On Chain Digital Credential (06/15/23)

Hallo Launches New Career Coaching and Jobs Platform with GPT-4 Coach Boris (06/13/23)

The Dark Side of ChatGPT: 6 Generative AI Risks to Watch (06/08/23)

Institutions Must Plan for AI to Go Mainstream, Says 2023 Educause Horizon Report (06/06/23)

Turnitin: Of 38M Submissions Since April 4, 3.5% Had At Least 80% AI-Written Text (06/01/23)

Digital Learning Challenge Winner Utilizes AI to Accelerate Learning Research (05/30/23)

Terra Dotta Unveils Plan to Integrate Generative AI Into Global Management Platform (05/25/23)

USC "Frontiers of Computing" Initiative to Focus on AI and Digital Literacy Skills (05/23/23)

Open LMS Partners with AI Detector to Combat Plagiarism (05/18/23)

NSF Announces 7 New AI Research Institutes at Universities Nationwide (05/16/23)

4 Steps CIOs Can Take to Mitigate IT Employee Fatigue (05/11/23)

Cengage Partners with Accredible to Offer Digital Badging in Intro to Computing Courses (05/09/23)

Ellucian Unveils New Partner Program to Accelerate Digital Transformation in Higher Ed (05/04/23)

Purdue and Google Cloud Partner in Electric Vehicle Charging Station Study (05/02/23)

More than Half of Students Will Use AI Writing Tools Even if Prohibited by Their Institution (04/27/23)

Moodle Partners with Copyleaks to Detect AI Content, Interspersed Human/AI Content, and Plagiarism (04/25/23)

Coursera Adds ChatGPT-Powered Learning Tools (04/20/23)

Class to Release ChatGPT-Powered A.I. Teaching Assistant (04/18/23)

CISA Issues Warnings on Seven New Exploited Vulnerabilities (04/13/23)

Turnitin's New AI Writing-Detection Features for Educators are Now Live (04/11/23)

Report: Ransomware Attacks Up 627% (04/06/23)

Marymount University First to Use Amazon's 'Just Walk Out' Tech in Campus Store (04/04/23)

OpenAI-Based Instructional Design Generator Now Available for Educators with Free Trial (03/30/23)

Grammarly Announces New Generative AI Product GrammarlyGo (03/28/23)

Canva Introduces Accounts for Higher Education with Canva for Campus (03/23/23)

Blackbaud to Pay $3M Fine for 'Misleading' Customers Following 2020 Ransomware Attack, Data Breach (03/21/23)

MathGPT Platform Can Now Be Custom-Configured for Publishers, Math Instruction Providers, Even Institutions (03/16/23)

AI Writing Detection Tool Analyzes Linguistic Fingerprint to Check Authorship (03/14/23)

Pepperdine U Joins EdX Partner Network, Plans to Launch First MicroMasters Program (03/09/23)

Survey Uncovers Cautious Optimism About Generative AI's Impact on Learning (03/07/23)

Survey Reveals Employers' Views on Microcredential Benefits, Concerns (03/02/23)

FSA Details Data Security Requirements Taking Effect June 9 (02/28/23)

University Innovation Alliance Project to Address High DFW Rates in Gateway Courses (02/23/23)

K16, GPTZero Partner on AI Writing Detection Tool (02/21/23)

Turnitin Integrating AI Writing Detector into Its Products (02/16/23)

Lumen Learning Partners with Digital Promise to Measure Effectiveness in Statistics Course Pilot (02/14/23)

UT-Austin Offers Online Master's Degree in AI with EdX (02/09/23)

Report Explores the Aftermath of the 'Great Resignation' and the State of Upskilling (02/07/23)

Western Governors University Adds Peer-to-Peer Support to Competency-Based Courses (02/02/23)

7 'Wicked Problems' Facing Higher Education and Solutions to Address Them in 2023 (01/31/23)

Report Finds Distinct Gender Gap in College and Career Readiness (01/26/23)

Call for Speakers Now Open for Tech Tactics in Education: Data and IT Security in the New Now (01/24/23)

WCET Survey: 6 Things Students Want to Know Before Enrolling in Digital Courses (01/19/23)

Report: Trust in Higher Ed Institutions Increases, But Listening Strategies Need Improvement (01/17/23)

Instructure Acquires Ed Tech Evaluation Company LearnPlatform (01/12/23)

White House Announces Large-Scale Commitment to Advance STEMM Equity (01/10/23)

AWS Machine Learning University Launches Free AI Educator Program (12/15/22)

High School Graduates Not Prepared for College or Career Decisions, National Survey Finds (12/13/22)

10 Common Cloud Strategy Mistakes to Avoid, According to Gartner (12/08/22)

Georgetown Launches Bachelor's Completion Program on Coursera (12/06/22)

Online Discussion Platform Adds AI Writing Assistant (12/01/22)

DARPA to Explore How AI Tools Can Help Train Adult Learners (11/29/22)

Lumen-InScribe Integration Brings Digital Community to New Statistics Courseware (11/22/22)

University of Central Florida and SkillStorm Partner to Expand Access to Tech Credential Courses (11/17/22)

2U Introduces edX Boot Camps (11/15/22)

McGraw Hill Intros Social Media-Style Study App (11/10/22)