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Jul.
2025
Estimated reading time: 4 minutes By The InCommon Academy Team On June 25, 2025, the InCommon Academy hosted a Thread Meetup about IAM Modernization for 50+ community members. The key themes that emerged from this discussion illustrated that while the technical aspects…
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Jul.
2025
By Jean Chorazyczewski, InCommon Academy Director Estimated reading time: 5 minutes It’s not that higher education institutions lack IAM tools —it’s that many institutions still lack a clear, shared framework to see how their systems connect, where the gaps are, and…
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Jul.
2025
Researchers’ time is best spent on delivering groundbreaking innovation – and not on managing multiple logins when they could be advancing knowledge and collaboration across the research and education community. Cirrus Identity, an InCommon Catalyst, and the InCommon Federation eliminate this potential barrier to…
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Jun.
2025
Edited by Apryl Motley, CAE – Communications & Technical Writing Consultant
As part of our ongoing commitment to providing you with additional opportunities to benefit from the insights and expertise of InCommon Catalysts, we are continuing their quarterly Q&A column, Catalyst to Catalyst, which we feature in our e-newsletter InCommon News. Think of Catalyst to Catalyst as a quarterly, virtual…
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Jun.
2025
By Chris Hyzer, University of Pennsylvania, and Grouper Lead at Internet2 Estimated reading time: 8 minutes As an “old school” recreational rapper, I enjoy using AI tools to quickly produce nerdy songs for presentations. I would not be able to orchestrate…
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May.
2025
By Jean Chorazyczewski, InCommon Academy Director Estimated reading time: 7 minutes “Who can access what and why?” This simple question costs higher education institutions thousands of staff hours, creates endless frustration for users, and remains one of the most persistent operational headaches…
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May.
2025
In 2024, InCommon celebrated its 20th anniversary—two decades of shaping the trust infrastructure for research and education in the U.S. and beyond. But this milestone was far from a nostalgic glance in the rearview mirror. It became a springboard for bold new directions, collaborative momentum, and foundational work that will…
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May.
2025
By Jean Chorazyczewski, InCommon Academy Director Estimated reading time: 7 minutes IAM Online: May 2025 Speaker Spotlight Have you ever tried to explain to someone outside research and higher education (R&E) why managing digital identities on campus is so complicated? Campuses are…
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Apr.
2025
By Kyle Lewis, InCommon Assured Access Working Group chair
Estimated reading time: 2 minutes I am pleased to announce an InCommon Federation community consultation for the Assured Access Working Group’s guidance document: Recommendations for REFEDS Assurance Framework 2.0 Implementation for InCommon Identity Providers. This consultation is open…
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Apr.
2025
Estimated reading time: 4 minutes By Chris Phillips, Member, Community Architecture Committee for Trust and Identity For over two decades and counting, I have had the privilege of working in the identity and access management (IAM) field, witnessing and participating firsthand in…
