Virginia Tech's longtime CIO, Scott Midkiff, is stepping down to return to a faculty role after a decade of technology leadership.

The ability to work remotely is important for job seekers in IT, but universities sometimes have rules against it.

Jess Evans, currently the digital transformation officer at Arizona State University, has been hired as Vanderbilt University's new CIO.

John Barden, Yale University's CIO since 2017, was appointed earlier this year as its vice president of information technology.

Denison University in Granville, Ohio, recently hired Liv Gjestvang, a former VP for learning tech at Ohio State, as its new CIO.

Syracuse University said its chief technology officer will serve as interim CIO, after Sam Scozzafava Jr. announced plans to retire.

The Pennsylvania State University promoted deputy CIO and enterprise systems lead Jennifer Stedelin, one of several recent leadership changes.

Cal State CIO Michael Berman and CISO Ed Hudson plan to spend Memorial Day weekend on an 1,800-mile road trip before Berman retires.

Mairead Martin announced on LinkedIn she will start as the next CIO of the University of Illinois in July.

The university, which is completing a systemwide ERP migration, also named a new CIO for its 8,000-student campus in Little Rock.