Reported by EdSurge, as online education continues to grow in popularity, some institutions are doubling down on their on-campus infrastructure.

Reported by Campus Technology, Walden’s AI-powered tutor, Julian, can help identify learning gaps and generate new activities designed to reinforce critical concepts, customized to the individual learner.

Reported by Higher Ed Dive, six colleges, including California State University, San Bernardino will now recognize participants in IBM’s software engineering apprenticeship program with 45 credit hours.

Reported by Inside Higher Ed, this “under no circumstance” policy has been defended by the administration as a safety effort, especially during a time of COVID, in which many children, and all those under 12, aren’t able to be vaccinated yet.

Reported by Higher Ed Dive, this acquisition includes the 4,000 currently enrolled Grantham students and doubles the number of available online degree offerings available to University of Arkansas students.

Reported by Higher Ed Dive, some K12 schools looking to ensure the college readiness and acceptance rates of their students are looking toward new extracurricular initiatives. From adding college course options in high school to creating more in-person field trip experiences, to focusing on application and portfolio preparation skills.

Reported by Higher Ed Dive, after an incredibly difficult enrollment and therefore revenue year for many colleges, we’re starting to see this reflection in new tuition increases, including at the state systems in California, Iowa, and Minnesota.

Reported by Inside Higher Ed, University of Alabama system employees were recently asked to sign a confidentiality agreement, prohibiting them from speaking to non-system employees about their non-public work. This is potentially in response to a local publication that has been reporting on financial irregularities out of the institution.

Reported by Slate, a ransomware attack rendered Howard University's wi-fi network unusable, forcing the cancellation of all online and hybrid classes for two days.

Reported by The Brookings Institution, many institutions often try and spin up new degree programs to try and leverage growing trends. But is the upcoming artificial intelligence revolution an even bigger opportunity?