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UW Gets Google Gift to Diversify Computer Science Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The University of Washington (UW) and Google have announced a $400,000 gift from the tech giant that will go towards efforts to diversify the field of K-12 computer science education. Computer science is one of America’s most critical fields. It ' s also among the fastest growing. According to Dr. Amy J.

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New Technology and Attitudes Emerge from the Pandemic

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

At the start of 2020, there was robust availability of online higher education, but no one anticipated that a worldwide pandemic called COVID-19 would soon usher in a new world of distance learning. “The Dr. Felesia Stukes, an associate professor of computer science at Johnson C. It’s still something very much on our minds.”

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Wentworth Institute of Technology to Drop Pre-Calculus Admissions Requirement for STEM Programs

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The Wentworth Institute of Technology is dropping its pre-Calculus admissions requirement, opening its doors to a wider range of students looking to pursue STEM degrees there. She joined the Boston school in 2022. According to the National Center for Education Statistics, less than half of U.S.

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What Educators Should Know About ChatGPT

Higher Ed Ethics Watch

Stakeholder Responses ChatGPT, a chatbot software launched by the AI company OpenAI in November 2022, synthesizes online data and communicates it in a conversational way. Responses of Colleges Some educators, however, see ChatGPT as an opportunity, not a threat. Some schools are blocking the technology altogether.

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Here are 4 ways AI is already impacting higher education

University Business

Artificial intelligence is finding evermore creative ways to interweave within our everyday lives, and it’s no different in higher education. As quickly as artificial intelligence models develop, so, too, their impact across different facets of higher education.

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Presenting the 2024 Coursera Global Skills Report

Coursera blog

The Middle East and North Africa are gearing up for digital transformation and trade leadership, driven by government investments in technology infrastructure and logistics. Over the past year, more women globally have been learning on Coursera, up from 43% in 2022 to 46% in 2023. It is followed by Colorado and Michigan.

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US liberal arts could shift focus to help post-study work options

The PIE News

STEM and science students have OPT , scientists and accounting and finance majors have jobs at both fintech and technology companies – humanities students are feeling the lack of options. “We We just commercialise vocational and undergraduate education in America. We have to let the students follow their passion,” argued Fry. “We