View From The Edge

Summer/Fall 2026

Welcome to the Summer/Fall 2026 Issue of View From the Edge.
Higher education is navigating extraordinary change, with AI, cybersecurity, accessibility, financial pressures, workforce disruption, and evolving student needs all shaping the future. In this issue, we explore what it means to build resilience—and how connecting people, strategy, technology, and mission can help institutions move forward with purpose.

Throughout this edition, you’ll find stories of collaboration, innovation, and intentional leadership. From AI readiness and accessibility to cybersecurity, digital literacy, and workforce opportunity, these stories highlight how institutions are turning complex challenges into opportunities to learn, adapt, and act. Together, they remind us that meaningful transformation doesn’t happen alone—it grows through connection and collaboration.

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Lessons from Launching an AI Faculty Institute

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Stronger Together: How Edge’s Affinity Groups are Building the Communities Higher Education Leaders Need

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Middlesex College Dental Program

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Positioning Community Colleges as Engines or Economic mobility and Opportunity

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Humanizing Courses to Promote A Community of Learners

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There is No Middle: Why Presidents Must Choose a Future-Ready AI Strategy

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From Reactive Defense to Collaborative Cybersecurity: Harnessing SOC Support as a Force Multiplier

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Transforming Students into Active Knowledge Producers

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Meeting ADA Title II Compliance: Building Sustainable Accessibility Practices in Higher Education

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The Resilient Campus: Scaling Innovation and Governance in an AI-First Era

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Stop Retrofitting: Why Embedding Instructional Design from Day One Changes Everything

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Building Resilience Muscle