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SUNY Oneonta’s Milne Library and Cooperstown Graduate Program were awarded a $50,000 grant to digitize the university’s archive of New York state folklife and oral history recordings. -
Laci Henegar, Rogers State University's STEM coordinator, graduated in December with the university's first master's degree in cybersecurity policy, governance and training.
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Howard University’s redesigned Intro to AI course, supported by the nonprofit CodePath and the Thurgood Marshall College Fund, introduces industry-aligned training for entry-level engineering roles.
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The university is bringing together experts in computer science, bioinformatics, pharmacy, medicine, philosophy, communication and other disciplines to make recommendations on the use of AI-driven ed-tech tools.
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Higher ed institutions and employers have started using an AI-powered app called RNMKRS to give students and sales professionals a virtual environment to practice real-world conversations while receiving feedback.
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The partnership between the software company Ellucian and the nonprofit Out in Tech aims to increase representation of LGBTQ+ professionals in the tech sector, as well as share best practices for inclusive workplaces.
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The North Dakota State Board of Higher Education voted in March to ban the social media platform TikTok from all Internet networks and university-owned devices. Student reactions range from anger to agreement.
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A private liberal arts college in Massachusetts has laid off its entire information technology department and hired Ellucian to provide management services and determine which employees might be rehired.
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The University of California, Los Angeles learned about a breach on May 28 in the system that the university uses to transfer files across campus and to other entities. An undisclosed number of victims have been notified.
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A community college in Tennessee limited the scope of a data breach in May by promptly taking its computer systems offline. Most of the vicitms had taken the GED test at the college's testing center in 2012 and 2013.
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A new report from the software company EducationDynamics pulls data from the National Center for Education Statistics to predict which higher ed programs will experience the most enrollment growth over the next decade.
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An essay coach says students who use ChatGPT to write their college admissions essays are missing the point, as admissions professionals are looking for subjectivity and a sense of the applicant's feelings.
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The money will go toward training students interested in cybersecurity careers and the operation of associated clinics at colleges. Google says the funding could help agencies better defend themselves.
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Working with the nonprofit Solar Energy International, a public community college in Ohio will help train students and subject-matter experts in solar electric design and prepare them to train others.
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A federal lawsuit against Whitworth University in Washington alleges negligence for allowing a still-unidentified attacker to access health, financial and personal data of past and present students, staff and faculty.
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Now in its second year, the program gives vision-impaired students Windows-based laptops with assistive technology to learn text-based coding and run through password-attack and credential-harvesting simulations.
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As radio, television and the Internet before it, generative AI is only the latest technology to transform the news business, and its implementation could prompt important conversations about credibility and authenticity.
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Southern Illinois University joins the growing list of entities around the world that were likely affected by a Russian hack of the digital file transfer system MOVEit, although the university is still investigating.
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To make the most of face time with senior leadership, CIOs should make sure their project’s goals are always clear and in focus, meetings stay on track, and discussions are framed in business or operational terms.
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A professor who led a course on the art and science of expertise says students will be less likely to cheat if they're supported and taught the importance of learning the material, and finding its meaning, themselves.
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Technical College of the Lowcountry intends to expand programs in cybersecurity, computer technology and accounting while adding new ones in precision manufacturing, EV technology, automated systems and supply chains.
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