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Why AI is about to become an integral part of higher education

University Business

In July 2022, more than 500 tech and education leaders issued a call to action advocating for the expansion of computer science education opportunities for students. This might be the single most important challenge in the history of the U.S. Less than a year later, education technology has come much further than we anticipated.

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2023 wrapped: The biggest trends in higher ed—and the most read stories

University Business

Computer science degrees are still red hot. These colleges boast the best offerings Enrollment in computer science continues to surge. Bureau of Labor Statistics projected a 21% growth in demand for computer scientists by 2031. billion in FY 2021, reports the National Science Foundation.

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Number of Ph.D.s conferred dropped 5.4% in 2021

Inside Higher Ed

awarded between the 2019 and 2020 academic years. But they really couldn’t say how big a factor, because the survey period of July 2019 to June 2020 covered just the first—albeit intense—few months of the pandemic. Mathematics and computer science and engineering stayed relatively steady year over year.

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Preparing for the Next 330 Years (letter)

Inside Higher Ed

In 2019, for example, the Student Assembly submitted its own report advocating for increased emphasis in data fluency throughout the curriculum (note if you would like to see how exceptional W&M students are I recommend you read this report). In just the past two years, the number of computer science degrees went from 78 to 93.

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Carnegie Mellon–Africa receives $275M investment

Inside Higher Ed

The graduate school has offered two-year master’s degrees through CMU’s renowned college of engineering since 2011. CMU-Africa was established as CMU-Rwanda in 2011 as a partnership between the Rwandan government and the Pittsburgh-based university renowned for its engineering and technology programs.

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The Forces That Are Shaping the Future of Higher Education

Inside Higher Ed

Between 1977 and 2019, in 2019 inflation-adjusted dollars, state and local government spending on higher education increased from $110 billion to $311 billion, according to the Urban Institute. Barriers to entry into the sciences abound, while striking racial and gender disparities persist. Let’s do the latter.