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Grassroots Push for Computer Science Education Gears Up

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

For close to a year, I have been strategizing and working with Randy Raymond, a software engineer at Google, to make access to computer science education the new “Space Race” and create models that schools can scale to deliver instruction to students. The other half will come from the general student population.

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CodePath, Georgia State University, and Comcast Partner to Offer Computer Science Education to Underserved Students

Campus Technology

Technical education nonprofit CodePath, Georgia State University (GSU), and Comcast have partnered to launch CodePath E3 (Emerging Engineer Empowerment), a computer science education program for historically underserved and underrepresented students interested in the technology industry.

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University of Miami Computer Science Student Fuels “Accelerate Tech” Pilot Program

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Davenport, a freshman computer science major from Washington Township, New Jersey is the first facilitator for a new computer science “Accelerate Tech” pilot program that has been incorporated into the Saturday school programming at Earlington Heights Elementary School.

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Pioneers discuss the challenges facing computer science

Inside Higher Ed

Image: HEIDELBERG, Germany—Every September, a critical mass of the world’s most decorated computer scientists and mathematicians gathers in the warm microclimate here. “The half-life of knowledge in computer science is quite short. ” said Barbara Liskov, MIT Institute Professor of computer science.

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Digital workforce: Bachelor’s in computing beats out engineering and finance for best-paying jobs

University Business

Credentials holders in computer-related fields, such as computer science, computer engineering and computer and information sciences, are the country’s most lucrative students early into their careers, according to Department of Education data compiled by The HEA Group and College Scorecard.

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The 5 subjects proven to give undergrads the best wage premium

University Business

Despite declining higher education enrollment rates beginning in 2010, undergraduate degrees in engineering and computer science are continuing to see substantial growth most likely due to the high lifetime wage earnings they promise, according to a new study published by Sage Journals.

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PUCP launches online Master of Computer Science—the first degree from a Peruvian university on Coursera

Coursera blog

By Marni Baker Stein, Chief Content Officer at Coursera Today, I’m happy to announce an online Master of Computer Science* from the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú (PUCP), the No. Graduates will be prepared for a multiple of tech and IT roles, including machine learning engineer, data scientist, and computer system analyst.