April 2025 Adobe's North American Higher Education Newsletter
Included this month:
New Adobe Certifications from Coursera (free):
Adobe Graphic Designer Professional Certificate: Learn the design skills you need to create high-impact, on-brand visual content, and earn a credential that unlocks new career possibilities. Learn more & enroll
Adobe Content Creator Professional Certificate: Learn to create strategic marketing content using industry best practices and generative AI and earn a credential that opens doors. Learn more & enroll
Adobe Acrobat Accessibility Options & New Requirements:
Learn about the Department of Justice’s final rule updating its regulations for Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and how its requirements for Web and Mobile App Accessibility impact higher education institutions. For requirements and important timing details, please follow this link.
Adobe’s PDF Accessibility Auto-Tag API may be used as part of the process of improving accessibility in individual PDFs and can be applied at scale for large backlogs of PDFs. Learn more
Arizona State University partners with The Ohio State University Libraries and Adobe to launch an open-source solution to accelerate PDF remediation for public sector organizations – at a fraction of the cost and time taken by previously existing processes.
Check out the following story to learn more
Try the solution on your own PDF here
If you'd like to explore the best options for your institution, please complete the following short form, and we'll be happy to share the details with our Adobe Document Cloud for Education Specialist team who will contact you promptly:
Upcoming Events
Digital Literacy Café Webinar Series: Showcasing Inspirational Student Work Amplified by Generative AI
Wednesday, April 9, 2025, 8am PT | 9am MT | 10am CT | 11 am ETIn our final session of the year, the Digital Literacy Café will showcase students' innovative projects created with generative AI. These students from various disciplines will discuss their creative processes and experiences with tools like Adobe Firefly. Moderators will also recap the previous sessions, highlighting how educators have supported student success.
On-Demand Content
Digital Literacy Café Webinar: Connecting AI Literacy, Learning Outcomes, and Career Readiness:
Advanced Post-Production with the Las Vegas Raiders, Boston Celtics, and Washington Nationals:
One Adobe Story – Art of the Possible Session at AI Leadership Summit for Independent Colleges and Universities of Texas:
Weekly learning sessions
Join us for 30 minutes each month to meet with people in similar roles at our partner institutions. Come with your questions. The first 10-15 minutes may include a brief presentation of a relevant hot topic. All sessions will be held on Wednesdays at 10am PT / 11am MT / 12pm CT / 1pm ET.
April 2 = IT Professionals: Benefits and processes for new graduates. Add to your calendar.
April 9 = Academics: Adobe Digital Academy - Badging course overview. Add to your calendar.
April 16 = Career Services: Create winning headshots. Add to your calendar.
April 23 = Open Office Hours: Bring your questions! Add to your calendar.
*Please note that our previous files were negatively impacted by Daylight Savings Time, causing some to appear an hour ahead of the scheduled time. We’ve corrected this and apologize for the inconvenience. All information sessions continue to be held on Wednesdays at 10am PT / 11am MT / 12pm CT / 1pm ET via the .ics files provided for each session above.
March Learning Session Recordings
IT Admins: Best practices for deployment
Career Services: Student Success
Marketing: Student Success
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