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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

Every Saturday morning University of Miami freshman Anthony Davenport leaves his residence hall on the Coral Gables campus and gets on the Miami-Dade County Metrorail in route to the Brownsville neighborhood. Davenport was first exposed to computer science when he went to a robotics camp in middle school that his mother put him in.

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Pioneers discuss the challenges facing computer science

Inside Higher Ed

Though the 28 laureates in attendance this year gave and listened to each other’s talks with optimistic titles such as “Computing for Social Good,” Inside Higher Ed took the opportunity to ask them questions about computer science’s challenges in higher education. Missing Seats at Important Tables.

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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. 1 university in Peru and one of the top 15 universities in Latin America.

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Forging Engineering Pathways

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Favour Nerrise Institution:   Stanford University Graduate Program:   Ph.D., Electrical Engineering Education:   B.S. in Computer Science and Mathematics with minors in Global Engineering Leadership and Arabic, University of Maryland Mentors:   Joyce D. Williams; S. Gordon Moore Jr.,