The Department of Education is making artificial intelligence (AI) exposure and literacy a top priority in a key higher education grant program, aligning with White House efforts to expand AI use across educational institutions.

Old Dominion University (ODU) partnered with Google Public Sector to launch MonarchSphere, an artificial intelligence (AI) incubator that will embed AI across research, teaching, operations, and workforce programs. According to university officials, the effort aims to accelerate discovery, personalize learning, and expand micro-credentials tied to in-demand skills.

The California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) is launching one of the nation’s first bachelors of fine arts degree programs in creative computing – saying it will center on emerging technology as a method of storytelling and cultural critique. 

Higher education IT leaders are bullish on artificial intelligence (AI) but struggle to scale pilot projects organization-wide, according to new research from MeriTalk.

The University at Buffalo (UB), which is part of the State University of New York system, said on Aug. 14 that it is launching seven new AI-integrated bachelor’s degree programs.

The Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Space Acquisition and Integration (SAF/SQ) has become the new sponsor for Utah State University’s Space Dynamics Laboratory (SDL) as part of the Department of Defense’s (DoD) University Affiliated Research Center (UARC) program.

A Federal judge has extended a temporary restraining order (TRO) for two additional weeks in a lawsuit brought by a coalition of major research universities against the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD).

The Mississippi state government on June 12 launched the Mississippi AI Talent Accelerator Program (MAI-TAP) that aims to build artificial intelligence and machine learning capacity across the state’s higher education system.

K-12 teachers are adopting generative AI (GenAI) technologies in the classroom at a greater rate than their higher education counterparts, according to new national survey data from the global edtech firm Cengage Group.

Much like teams in the annual March Madness collegiate basketball tournament, higher education institutions must stay on their toes, anticipate their opponents’ moves, and execute a winning game plan to beat cyber attackers. Against an onslaught of cyber threats, IT leaders are deploying a full-court press to enhance institutional resilience, reduce vulnerabilities, and rebound from cyber incidents.