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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. Ko Th e lack of diversity is mirrored in the computer science teaching force.

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Closing Higher Ed’s Equity Gaps

Inside Higher Ed

” It goes on, “Even a few decades ago, no one could have fully anticipated future investments in computer science, quantum computing, or climate science—fields where Princeton is now a leader.” ” Is Princeton truly a leader in these fields?

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Institute Uses AI to Promote Equity in STEM Education

Insight Into Diversity

INVITE partners on STARS Computing Corps, a program funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) as part of the Broadening Participation in Computing Alliance (BPC-A) project, which focuses on increasing representation in computer science.

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Georgetown, Howard, and Morgan State Partner for Environmental Data Initiative

Insight Into Diversity

We want to build a long-term, sustainable and inclusive infrastructure, and we could not do that without engaging data scientists at Historically Black Colleges and Universities,” said Michael Bailey, Colonel William J. Walsh Professor of American Government at Georgetown University, in a news release.

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CSUN Receives Grant to Boost STEM, Arts Diversity at LA Colleges

Insight Into Diversity

Department of Education recently awarded a five-year, $3 million grant to California State University, Northridge, to increase the participation of underrepresented students and address equity gaps in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) and arts fields.

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“New perspective on life” for US exchange students

The PIE News

Participants of the 2024 Sophomore Scholars Program, hosted by London Metropolitan University, feel the program has given them a “new perspective on life” Nine students travelled to the university’s London campus from the US, where they each study at Historically Black Colleges and Universities, to participate in the program.

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A Continued Commitment to Community

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Associate Engineering Program at Wright College (EPW) Part of the City Colleges of Chicago, Wright College is home to an engineering cohort program that has grown from nine students at its inception to 550 today. million research grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF). We are an affordable institution.