Vendor Watch
Press coverage of vendors and outlets that do not publish their own feeds (via Google News)
Tuesday, September 29
Instructure Launches First EdTech Top 40 for Higher Education, Finds Dedicated AI Tools Outside the Top 100
AI tools not as popular on campus as the buzz suggests
Monday, September 28
Ellucian Harnesses AI for 10,000 Academic Procedures
Ellucian Earns EDUCAUSE Higher Ed Ready™ Designation
Sunday, September 27
Friday, September 25
Element451 secures $175M strategic investment from PSG
The Harvard Anthropologist Who’s Skewering His Own Field
95 per cent oppose Turnitin plans to train AI on student work, poll by The Lancaster Tab finds
Thursday, September 24
EDUCAUSE 2026: Ellucian Showcases Ellucian Student and Higher Education's AI, Powered by Unmatched Expertise
Opinion | Could AI Be Better at Peer Review Than Humans?
After Missing Its Enrollment Goal, Syracuse U. Is Questioning Everything
Uni students' fears over essay-checker AI plan
Wednesday, September 23
7 Things You Should Know About Instructional Continuity
Three Things You Didn't Know Element451 Could Do
Some UK students want colleges to drop Turnitin
Some UK students want colleges to drop Turnitin
Turnitin Denies Using Student Data to Train AI
Some UK students want colleges to drop Turnitin | CNN Business
Tuesday, September 22
Hotline: Cybersecurity and Privacy | September 2026
Building a Culture of Security: Lessons from Notre Dame’s Risk School
EnlightenED, Ellucian's Student Community, Launches in the UAE
Students demand reassurance after Turnitin U‑turn on AI‑training plan
Monday, September 21
Sunday, September 20
Friday, September 18
Thursday, September 17
Blackstone and Vista acquire Ellucian
Leaders are Readers Q3 2026
Sally Hemings’s Oldest Descendant Gave the Smithsonian Her DNA. She Says It Lost Her Trust.
Element451 Powers Smarter Student Data With NVIDIA Nemotron
Tuesday, September 15
Monday, September 14
Higher Ed’s Harvard Problem
The Agentic Professor: Exploring GenAI-Supported Futures in Higher Education
Instructure Appoints Stephan Geering as Chief Privacy Officer to Guide Responsible AI Strategy
Friday, September 11
Wednesday, September 9
Instructure Partners With Veriff to Give Institutions a New Defense Against Rising Credential Fraud
Canvas back online following worldwide data breach, OU, Instructure confirm
Instructure Announces Canvas Lite, a New Free Course Tool Built for Educators
Friday, September 4
Thursday, September 3
Wednesday, September 2
The Return of the Oral Exam
Utah Jazz and Instructure to Honor Utah’s Most Valuable Educators During Sixth-Annual Season-Long Appreciation Program