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A Continued Commitment to Community

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Utilizing a holistic approach, its mission is to ensure that all students thrive in engineering and computer science, particularly Latino, Black and women students, who are underrepresented in these fields. million research grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF). I care more than just graduation at community college.

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As I take my leave.

Dr. Missy Alexander

We’ve invested in Public Health, Addiction Studies, and expanded our portfolio of nursing programs to create pathways from community college to the doctorate in nursing practice. All of these are growth areas and all of them are directly responsive to future workforce needs.

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If You Were Designing Cal State Today: A Proposal Out of MIT

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This was back in the 1990s, so it was early for a professor outside of an education or computer science department to be thinking about such things. The focus of NEI will be on majors such as computer science and business, and eventually, broader areas of engineering and design. Despite being at the top of his field, S.

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ELEVATE program: Achievement Strategies from Illinois Tech: Changing Higher Education Podcast 166 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Dr. Raj Echambadi

The Change Leader, Inc.

For example, after learning that students were concerned about affordability, Illinois Tech partnered with the local community college system, the City Colleges of Chicago, to create an innovative program. Previously, Echambadi served as the dean of the D’Amore-McKim School of Business at Northeastern University.

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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. Notably, seven conservative institutions are in predominantly liberal states.