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Higher ed financial aid faces cybersecurity scrutiny

Kelly Walsh
09/2018
Kelly Walsh is CIO at the College of Westchester in New York.

Universities accepting Title IV federal aid are expected to comply with federal cybersecurity regulations, which include a greater emphasis on reporting breaches. It’s time to step up cybersecurity governance.

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Higher Ed Headlines

Grand Canyon University skips survey for U.S. News rankings. Here's why

9/25/2018 - AZCentral.com

Texting program aims to help Unified students get to college

9/25/2018 - The Journal Times

Sens. call out Purdue for demanding students waive right to sue

9/25/2018 - Journal & Courier

Conn. colleges, high schools tighten bonds with employers to feed jobs pipeline

9/25/2018 - HartfordBusiness.com

Quinnipiac men’s lacrosse team suspended amid misconduct investigation

9/25/2018 - Hartford Courant
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College acceptance offers: You’re in—under these conditions

Stefanie Botelho
October, 2018
CLEAR GOALS FOR A CLEAR PATH—Students accepted to Kansas State U under conditional admissions work closely with academic coaches during freshman year.

Higher ed institutions tap into the trend of offering conditional admissions—opening up possibilities for less prepared students and maintaining enrollment.

Four-year college plans by student income

UB Staff
October, 2018

For many low-income students, lack of encouragement at home and fear of rejection limits interest in higher ed. Conditional admissions gives these individuals the chance to consider universities they thought were out of their reach.

Practical IT security for higher ed

Melissa Nicefaro
October, 2018
Curtis Carver is vice president for information technology and chief information officer at The University of Alabama at Birmingham.

Curtis Carver, vice president for information technology and chief information officer at The University of Alabama at Birmingham, discusses implementing a customer-centric approach to preventing and addressing network vulnerabilities.

AI-miable connections

Ray Bendici
October, 2018

Here’s how students are engaging with chatbots at Winston-Salem State University and California State University, Northridge. 

AI providers on implementation considerations

Ray Bendici
October, 2018

Vendors discuss what higher ed institutions should consider when implementing AI into their student services.

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Industry News

David Feng Joins Liaison as Vice President of Client Success

9/18/2018

Rice University Uses Both Lamp and Laser Projectors Throughout Campus, Thanks to Hitachi’s OneVision Program

9/10/2018

Santa Clara University's Leavey School of Business Joins Liaison's BusinessCAS™

9/4/2018

Lycoming establishes biology field station for experiential learning and research

8/28/2018

University of Rhode Island Adopts Liaison's Graduate School Application Services to Simplify Application Process with a Single Portal

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10/11/2018

Higher Ed Leadership: Applying The “Chemistry of High Performance”

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With the landscape of higher education rapidly changing, it is crucial that institutions are able to compete for top faculty, staff and leadership, who are not only talented people with the right skills, but are also passionate, engaged and mission-driven.  

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Developing a Holistic View of Student Success

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Many institutions ask their enrollment teams, advising offices, faculty and other departments to focus on student success, but these departments do not often know or understand all the unique factors that contribute to the success of their students. A more holistic view is crucial to helping students succeed.

CSUN promotes equity with recorded name pronunciations

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More than half of the 40,000 students at California State University, Northridge, are first-generation. Three thousand are international. And every one of them belongs, says Paul Schantz, director of web and technology services in the Division of Student Affairs for CSUN. “We want students to feel like CSUN is their home,” Schantz says. “And if you’re going to have any kind of relationship with somebody, you should know their name, and you should get their name right. That’s the first step in establishing trust with somebody.”

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Building a Network Infrastructure to Support Esports

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From left to right: Patrick Brown, CIO, Illinois College; Marc Benner, Assistant CIO, Illinois College

A robust network might not be needed for your students to participate in basketball, baseball, or football. But what about esports? The leadership of Illinois College recently upgraded their network infrastructure to improve safety and security while also supporting the launch of the college’s highly successful esports program and Gaming Center.

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Expanding Access Through Online Learning

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From left to right: Christopher Sessums, Learning Strategies Consultant, D2L; Michael Amick, VP of Distance Education, Pima Community College (Ariz.)

The evolution of technology and online learning is enabling institutions to expand access to education across a broader spectrum of learners, by providing learning opportunities outside the limits of time, place or distance. In this web seminar, presenters discussed how to use these tools to expand access to education for more learners at any institution.

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