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California State University faculty settle lawsuit over personal data shared with federal government

The California State University faculty union has settled a lawsuit after the university system agreed to share personal information with federal investigators.

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Michigan State University to teach AI skills across all majors

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Google education suite adds new security, AI detection features

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Clemson University launches ‘human-centered’ AI initiative

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Ohio State University to open high-tech agriculture and animal science facility

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Montana State University receives $31.5M for quantum research

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Southern Connecticut State University names new CIO

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Catholic University of America blocks Reddit campuswide, drawing student complaints

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Why universities need to build a culture around data and privacy

On the Cutting EDge podcast, the Rochester Institute of Technology's Ben Woelk previews his new Educause workshop on data and privacy.

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Adolescent chatbot users prefer AI that adopts ‘best friend’ tone

Researchers warned that emotionally vulnerable users could be more greatly influenced by chatbots that provide the right cues.

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Ellucian completes Anthology acquisitions

After filing for bankruptcy last year, Anthology has finished passing two of its major businesses over to Ellucian.

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AI teaching assistants help U. Virginia expand course availability

AI teaching assistants enabled the university to expand its capacity to allow students into a cognitive science course.

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University of Sydney data breach exposed personal information of 27,000 individuals

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Purdue to require all undergrads demonstrate ‘AI working competency’

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West Virginia University receives NSF grant to advance cloud careers

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Montana State earns cyber defense center designation

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U. Chicago research lab gets $500k grant to scale AI-powered early learning

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OAKLAND, CA, May 2, 2023. ITLC conference with Zoom attendees at UCOP, basement XL at UCOP headquarters, Oakland, Calif. on May 2, 2023 Photo by Robert Durell

CIO Matt Gunkel on how gen AI is transforming UC Riverside

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Finding the right place for generative AI in the classroom

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New REN-ISAC director wants to build ‘trust community’

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New classroom designs ‘the future of learning,’

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Videos

Jeff Brown, CISO, Connecticut

Connecticut CISO on implementing multi-factor authentication to secure remote workers

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How curating cybersecurity awareness training for staff can extend cyber resilience

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SecOps — Raisha Cobb, Winston Salem State University and Doug Thompson, Tanium

How higher ed institutions can streamline security operations

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Advancing AI/ML in higher education institutions

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Insights

Strengthening multi-cloud security with a unified approach

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Rising cybersecurity threats target U.S. higher education institutions

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Why XDR is a game-changer for SLED security

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Combatting cybersecurity threats with enhanced strategies and funding

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University of Utah researchers recover long-lost Unix tape from 1973

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Dartmouth launches campuswide Claude program with Anthropic and AWS

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FTC requires Illuminate Education to shore up security after 2021 data breach

Lehigh University art collection now accessible by mobile app

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University students are increasingly enrolling in AI majors

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Texas A&M names new chief information officer

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U. Washington unveils $10M campuswide AI project

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Princeton database compromised in cyberattack

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Penn State opens new collaboration space for entrepreneurs

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Louisiana Tech creates student-run security operations center

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Penn State’s business school is putting AI in everything

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U. of Pennsylvania alumni sue over cyber breach

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