University of Kentucky Sparks Campus-Wide Innovation with Microsoft 365 Copilot
The University of Kentucky has rolled out Microsoft 365 Copilot to more than 70,000 students and staff, unifying over 150 previously siloed AI projects under its new CATS AI governance framework. The initiative pairs Copilot with specialized tools like Dragon Copilot for clinicians and GitHub Copilot for student developers, creating a campus‑wide AI ecosystem. Early results show faster clinical documentation, accelerated student project delivery, and a push toward a culture of interdisciplinary innovation. University leaders view the deployment as a blueprint for responsible, large‑scale AI adoption in higher education.
Reimagining Onboarding for Student Help Desk Teams
Purdue Northwest launched a campus‑wide onboarding program for student help‑desk staff, combining a formal course, mentorship, and real‑world practice. The initiative unites faculty and IT units from multiple Purdue campuses to teach core IT services, culture, and escalation processes. Early...
Expanding OER with GenAI
Generative AI promises to broaden the reach of open educational resources (OER) but introduces complex licensing, attribution, and ethical questions. Educators must adopt a clear framework that aligns AI use with open‑license principles, data transparency, and human‑centric pedagogy. The article...
The Leadership Moves That Make AI Adoption Work
AI adoption in U.S. higher‑education campuses is gaining speed, but institutions that succeed are those that prioritize people over tools. Leaders who align senior administration, department chairs, and faculty through tiered training and open dialogue create the trust needed for...
What Campus Leaders Needs to Know About ADA Title II
The Department of Justice’s interim final rule pushes the April 2026 ADA Title II deadline for public colleges and universities back by one year, but it does not lessen existing obligations. The rule codifies WCAG 2.1 AA as the technical standard for websites, mobile...
A Practical SAMR + AI Framework for Instructional Design
The article presents the SAMR + AI Matrix, a tool that merges the SAMR technology‑integration model with Bloom’s Taxonomy to help instructors purposefully embed generative AI into coursework. It details a five‑step framework—reflection, component selection, Bloom alignment, intentional AI integration, and cognitive‑engagement...
The Essential Infrastructure No One Is Planning For
Higher education leaders routinely prioritize enrollment, retention, facilities, and cybersecurity, yet they overlook explicit planning for campus connectivity. Data from four consecutive EDUCAUSE Top 10 lists shows connectivity never appears as a standalone issue, and 46% of institutions admit to deferring...
Teaching and Learning with AI: Three Priorities
Generative AI is reshaping higher‑education pedagogy, moving emphasis from finished artifacts to the learning process, judgment, and reflection. Campus leaders highlighted three priorities: redesigning assessments to capture process, building AI literacy and prompting skills, and using AI‑driven reflective conversations. Faculty...
Hotline: Cybersecurity and Privacy | April 2026
Michael Corn’s April 2026 column tackles three pressing higher‑education security dilemmas: AI‑enabled cheating, drastic cybersecurity budget cuts, and audit‑driven heroics. He argues that multi‑factor authentication alone cannot stop AI‑driven fraud and proposes a five‑layer defense spanning identity, device context, behavioral...
White House Unveils National AI Legislative Framework
On March 20, the White House released a national artificial‑intelligence legislative framework outlining seven objectives, from mandatory parental controls to preempting state AI laws. The proposal urges Congress to codify child‑safety safeguards, ratepayer protections, IP licensing options, and regulatory sandboxes while...
Get More Out of Your SIS: 3 Questions to Ask
Higher‑education institutions are rethinking student information systems (SIS) as AI‑driven platforms that must do more than record data—they need to shape student pathways and accelerate outcomes. The article argues that fragmented, bolt‑on architectures hinder real‑time decision‑making and that true intelligence...
Listening to Skepticism: What Faculty Concerns About Generative AI Reveal
A small listening project at Augsburg University surveyed sixteen faculty members about generative AI (GenAI) in teaching. While 37% already use AI and 25% plan not to, the majority expressed deep concerns about student learning, critical thinking, and disciplinary fit....
Building AI Initiatives with Bottom-Up Champions
University of Central Florida’s Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning and Division of Digital Learning forged a bottom‑up AI initiative that built policies, training, and a national conference to guide ethical generative AI use in education. Faculty champions created an...
Trump Administration Releases Cyber Strategy
The Trump administration unveiled a new Cyber Strategy for America in March 2026, paired with Executive Order 14390 to intensify federal action against cybercrime. The strategy outlines six pillars—deterrence, streamlined regulation, federal network modernization, critical‑infrastructure protection, technology superiority, and talent...
Advancing AI Literacy: A Faculty Course Refresh Institute at Indiana Wesleyan University
Indiana Wesleyan University’s National & Global unit launched a twelve‑week AI‑Enhanced Course Refresh Institute to help faculty redesign courses with embedded AI literacy. The pilot, begun in summer 2025, guided participants through data‑informed analysis, custom GenAI bots, and multimodal video...