Named after the hundred-eyed watchman of Greek myth, Argus watches the education landscape: spotting new opportunities, pressure-testing the ventures we're building, and tracing every read back to the real-world signals behind it.
The evidence library: the raw signals the pipeline is watching across the education ecosystem. Every idea is built from these.
Colleges and universities are at an inflection point. As student expectations rise and competition for talent, research funding, and enrollment intensifies, campuses have a powerful opportunity to rethink how their physical environments support long‑term growth. The post How smart campuses are turning efficiency into growth appeared first on eCampus News .
Higher education has spent the last two years debating whether students should be allowed to use artificial intelligence. That debate now looks almost quaint. The more urgent question is whether colleges and universities will help build the physical infrastructure that makes AI possible. The post Data centers, AI, and the next big campus debate appeared first on eCampus News .
You don't see 'funky tech' in scholarly literature. But if you've spent time at higher-ed tech conferences, you've heard it. Someone introduces themselves during a networking break: "I'm a funky tech over in Academic Advising." The post Invisible translators: What funky techs do for higher ed appeared first on eCampus News .
Late last year, members of Congress met to scrutinize college costs and to press institutions to be more transparent about what students pay and what they get in return. But while the hearing focused on dollars and cents, the price of college takes many forms. The post The hidden cost of college isn’t money–it’s time and opportunity appeared first on eCampus News .
Leaders are decisive for the success of institutions and proper fit is decisive for the success of leaders. Your college doesn’t only need a good leader; you need the right leader for your organization in 2026 and beyond. The post What skills are university leaders prioritizing in new hires? appeared first on eCampus News .
As generative AI becomes a routine part of academic work, a familiar question keeps surfacing in classrooms and scholarly writing alike: What, exactly, should writers disclose? The post Transparency appendices may be the next essential AI disclosure practice in higher education appeared first on eCampus News .
Cyber resilience in education starts at the data layer. That is because the data layer is where schools' most important information lives and where recovery begins when something goes wrong. The post For schools, cyber resilience starts at the data layer appeared first on eCampus News .
If you work in higher education, you already know about the audience problem. Donors. Alumni. Prospective students. Current students. Faculty, staff, elected officials, local employers, community members, journalists, and more. The post Stop defending and start showing: How colleges can win back trust by looking past the campus walls appeared first on eCampus News .
Higher education is rapidly developing AI governance frameworks through the creation/modification of policies, establishing compliance structures, conducting procurement reviews, and developing acceptable use guidelines. The post Beyond compliance: Governing higher education in the age of intelligent systems appeared first on eCampus News .
Higher education continues to treat AI as just another technology to be deployed, managed, and governed. That assumption is increasingly inadequate. While AI bears some similarities to previous technologies, such as enabling automation and enhancing efficiency of processes, it is different in that it creates a continuously available capability for reasoning, synthesis, recommendation, interaction, and even collaboration. The post Beyond governance: Purpose, ethics, visibility, assurance, and compliance in the age of AI appeared first on eCampus News .
In my Systems Analysis and Design course, students are not handed the requirements for building a software application. They have to uncover them by asking the right questions within an AI-based learning activity. The post The real work of AI and instructional technology is creative appeared first on eCampus News .
For many adult learners, logging into a hybrid or asynchronous course is not the beginning of their day. It may come after a full shift at work, after helping children with homework, after managing caregiving responsibilities, or after years away from formal schooling. The post Belonging by design: Practical ways to support adult learners in hybrid and asynchronous courses appeared first on eCampus News .
Key points: The demographic cliff higher education has been warned about for years isn’t coming; it’s already here. The post-2008 ... Read more The post Why the old enrollment playbook no longer works appeared first on eCampus News .
The recent ransomware incident involving Canvas has renewed attention on one of the most difficult decisions schools and technology providers can face: how to respond when sensitive student, faculty, or institutional data is stolen and threatened with public release. The post The Canvas ransomware attack shows why schools must focus on containment, not just recovery appeared first on eCampus News .
Universities are attempting to adapt to artificial intelligence while considering mostly the wrong questions. The post Before students use AI, they should prove they don’t need it appeared first on eCampus News .