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How a small cybersecurity team is tackling emerging threats

Alcino Donadel -
Auburn University migrated its growing web of software platforms to free staff to focus on the next phase of cybersecurity.
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Outsmarting AI Fraud: How Higher Ed Can Respond to the Latest Threats

UB Staff -
Date & Time: Wednesday, September 02, 2026 at 2 p.m. ET

In this 30-minute Ed Talk, attendees will learn how to respond to a range of AI-driven fraud scenarios, from scammers posing as students through AI-generated messages that expertly mimic legitimate requests to attacks that exploit legitimate accounts, approved systems, and routine payment and administrative workflows to bypass traditional safeguards. 
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What Canvas learned from a massive cyberattack

Alcino Donadel -
The cyberattack that rocked Canvas last spring offered a stark lesson for higher education: Institutions must move faster on several fronts to stay ahead of emerging threats.
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Teetering for decades, University of Valley Forge announces closure

Alcino Donadel -
Half of all institutions that have announced closures this year are affiliated with Christian or Catholic denominations, according to this University Business tracker.
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The next higher ed cyber crisis will likely start off campus

Alcino Donadel -
Third-party software has become essential to modern university operations, but it has also created new threats. Proper data governance can protect colleges from the next attack.
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What this data exploit reveals about higher education’s cyber security

Alcino Donadel -
Last week's Instructure breach highlighted how third-party vendor vulnerabilities can trigger widespread operational and data security crises.
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How this university reduced data siloes to maximize a chatbot’s potential

Alcino Donadel -
The Texas A&M University's systemwide rollout of a new AI chatbot is addressing infrastructure first to maximize student success.
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Here’s how a new AI-driven “arms race” has snarled cybersecurity

Alcino Donadel -
As bad actors use AI to scale attacks, universities are fighting fire with fire to stay one step ahead.
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Ransomware data breaches soar in the U.S., affecting K12 and higher ed privacy

Alcino Donadel -
Of the 250 ransomware attacks on K12 and higher education across the globe. more than half occurred in the U.S.
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In the last minute of 2025, Martin University announces closure

Alcino Donadel -
One student set to graduate this spring has been unable to reach anyone about receiving her credential or accessing her transcripts to transfer elsewhere.
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Why massive data breaches are still surging in higher ed

Alcino Donadel -
Despite universities' cybersecurity advancements, hackers are still succeeding with advanced phishing techniques. Here's how schools can improve their first line of defense.
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Do your college applicants know if they can use AI?

Matt Zalaznick -
Two-thirds of the colleges surveyed have no official policy about the use of GenAI in applications essays. Still, many admissions officers are wary of the technology.
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How this community college slashed its IT headaches with AI

Alcino Donadel -
Kentucky Community and Technical College System reduced IT tickets by 99% within 45 days of deploying a new network platform.
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Proactive Defense for Higher Ed: Building Resilience Against Evolving Cyber Threats

Steven Blackburn -
Date & Time: Thursday, September 18th at 2 p.m. ET

In this webinar, learn how to effectively prioritize a multi-faceted cybersecurity strategy against the ever-present dangers in the digital realm to safeguard institutional integrity and protect the privacy of students and faculty—particularly as institutions seek to rapidly innovate using AI and cloud technologies.
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AI’s Impact on Assessment Culture: Driving Exam Innovation and Integrity

UB Staff -
Date & Time: Wednesday, July 16th at 2 p.m. ET

In this 30-minute Ed Talk, an instructional designer and faculty developer from South Plains College in Texas will address how AI is rapidly reshaping how assessments are created and protected in higher ed by sharing how educators can responsibly use AI to help prevent misuse and to enhance assessments without compromising trust or rigor.
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How emerging tech makes it easier to defraud schools out of millions

Alcino Donadel -
These "ghost students," now running rampant in California and infiltrating other states, are deploying new deepfake technology to trick their institutional victims.
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These IT teams are riding an AI breakthrough to unlock student success

Alcino Donadel -
College and university leaders attending Ellucian Live are on the verge of using AI to transform the student digital experience. The biggest challenge: overhauling IT infrastructure.
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Fight Fire with Fire: Harness the Power of AI to Defend Against Advancing Threats

UB Staff -
Date & Time: Tuesday, May 6th at 2 p.m. ET

In this webinar, experts in cybersecurity will explore how to harness the power of AI to revolutionize your posture against increasingly sophisticated cyber-attacks, including generative AI (GenAI), which enables even more complex and targeted attacks – and a stronger defense. 
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The Connected Campus Experience: Modern University Life and Learning

UB Staff -
Date & Time: Tuesday, March 18th at 2 p.m. ET

In this webinar, participants will learn about the many benefits of leveraging an integrated digital ecosystem campuswide to improve IT initiatives, security, the student experience, campus life, and academic success, while catering to the technological expectations of modern students.
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How ‘radical cooperation’ is empowering these 6 small colleges

Alcino Donadel -
While many board leaders may fear losing control of their institutions, others are buying into this collaborative model to lower costs and break down operational siloes.
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The first signs of worry over California’s huge budget cuts

Alcino Donadel -
Leaders of California's two largest public university systems have aired their concerns about Gov. Gavin Newsom's state budget proposal, which is expected to reduce up to 8% of their funding in the 2025-26 fiscal year.
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See how many colleges may close after 2029

Alcino Donadel -
The demographic cliff is set to drain young student enrollment beginning next year. What's the worst-case scenario?
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Why AI usage is now soaring among higher ed employees

Alcino Donadel -
Executive higher ed leaders were the most optimistic when asked about AI's benefits across campus. But concerns are growing.
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Cybersecurity for Higher Education in the Age of AI: Activating Your Defender’s Advantage

UB Staff -
Date & Time: Tuesday, December 3 at 2 p.m. ET

In this webinar, experts will discuss the key findings of the 2024 Defender’s Advantage ebook, a detailed framework that can help higher ed institutions make the most of their home-field advantage. Learn practical strategies for implementing AI-powered solutions, strengthening identity and access management, fostering a culture of cybersecurity awareness, and gaining a better understanding of your infrastructure than anyone else.

***Attendees will be able to safely download “the Defender's Advantage” ebook.
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College closures are surging. Can institutions pause the plummet?

Alcino Donadel -
College closures are showing no sign of slowing down. How can recent course corrections from these institutions teach us better?
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Here are 2 ways global higher education is floundering post-pandemic

Alcino Donadel -
Despite scattered efforts to globalize higher education and eradicate inequity, colleges and universities are slowly reverting to old habits, says this outgoing leader of the International Association of University Presidents
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Free speech, and other issues keeping these 11 college presidents up at night

Alcino Donadel -
Liberal arts college leaders attending The Presidents Dinner in D.C. are tangled in a Catch-22 balancing First Amendment protections. But dialogue and learning to listen are seen as solutions.
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With the campus community tied to tech, here are IT’s new priorities

Alcino Donadel -
The revolution of e-commerce and other user-centric digital platforms has set the standard for customer experience. Here's how one large research university is trying to keep up.
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This year’s FAFSA delayed until Dec. 1 to ensure successful rollout

Alcino Donadel -
The Office of Federal Student Aid plans to implement a phased rollout beginning Oct. 1 to resolve any system errors. However, some stakeholders are airing their concerns.
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“Too good to be true:” How one IT team unlocked millions with this simple trick

Alcino Donadel -
Leaders at DeSales University netted a cool $2.5 million, optimized their IT infrastructure and improved their cybersecurity in one fell swoop. Here's how small private universities can do the same.
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AAUP: How wealth is being weaponized to manufacture backlash

Alcino Donadel -
Wealthy Republican- and Libertarian-backed megadonors are funding think tanks, influencing political thought and are largely behind recent attacks against university governance structures, declares a whitepaper by the American Association of University Professors.
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How one small private school will power 50% of its campus with solar energy

Alcino Donadel -
Following seven years of negotiation, design and production that survived the pandemic, Grinnell College's 18-acre, 9,000-solar panel array is live, replacing one-third of the campus’ total energy needs. Another two-megawatt project is speedily underway.
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Northwestern president defends his leadership in new antisemitism hearing

Alcino Donadel -
Northwestern President Michael Schill deferred, denied and even outright refused to answer questions, making the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Education and the Workforce's third hearing on campus antisemitism the most confrontational yet.
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Private nonprofit college tuition discounts soar, but at what cost?

Alcino Donadel -
While increased financial aid has driven enrollment up, net tuition revenue hasn't budged and threatens to decline, declares a study from NACUBO.
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CIOs struggle to streamline personalized communications, hurting enrollment targets

Alcino Donadel -
85% of CIOs concerned with declining figures believe providing students with a top-notch digital experience is key to turning things around, according to a new trends report by Ocelot.
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