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These are the top 10 colleges for cybersecurity education

University Business

These are three of the six must-have modules for a cybersecurity course, and these 10 colleges have them all. Educational institutions are in dire need of cybersecurity professionals as criminal organizations continue to set their sights on the education sector. ” Now, here’s a look at the top 10 colleges for cybersecurity.

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University of Alabama at Birmingham Awarded $4.6 Million Grant Renewal to Bolster Cybersecurity Workforce Programs

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Alabama at Birmingham has been awarded a $4.6 Recipients must complete an internship and work for a federal, state, local, or tribal government organization in a cybersecurity-related position for a period equal to the length of the scholarship after graduation.

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A Continued Commitment to Community

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Created in 2005 by Excelencia in Education, Examples of Excelencia is a national initiative that recognizes institutions and nonprofit organizations that identify, aggregate, and promote evidence-based practices that improve Latinx student access in higher education. million research grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF).

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AAMU’s STEM boon carves career paths for HBCU students

University Business

In its recent action plan , the organization makes clear its belief that peer mentoring, paid work-based learning, and partnership development are keys to strengthening student success. “Black Americans continue to have less systemic access to build and maintain professional social capital.” .

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Binghamton Launches Research Alliance with HBCUs

Insight Into Diversity

Binghamton University is launching a new alliance with six historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) in an effort to build collaborative research capabilities and help HBCUs achieve Carnegie classification. Joyce Payne, founder of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund.

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William & Mary professors cry secrecy on data school, more

Inside Higher Ed

Image: Faculty members at the College of William & Mary are concerned that the institution is purposely excluding them from conversations about the future. Take the college’s recent announcement that it’s exploring opening a computing and data science school.

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Helping Our Students Understand and Fight Imposter Syndrome

Faculty Focus

An envelope comes from a college you have just been accepted to—are they revoking your admission? Imposter syndrome is a common experience among college students, particularly those students from any group marginalized on campus. Help connect people in your organization to resources, such as connecting them to mentors.