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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. magnet program where half of the students in the pilot will come from.

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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.

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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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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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Forging Engineering Pathways

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Electrical Engineering Education:   B.S. in Computer Science and Mathematics with minors in Global Engineering Leadership and Arabic, University of Maryland Mentors:   Joyce D. Exposure to engineering doesn’t really exist for my family,” she said. Williams; S. Gordon Moore Jr.,

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Ohio State Scientists Named AAAS Fellows

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

“I am pleased to see these creative thinkers receive well-deserved recognition for their research and service from the American Association for the Advancement of Science.” The AAAS Fellowship recognizes scientifically or socially distinguished efforts to advance science or its applications.

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China increases in QS rankings as India “soars”

The PIE News

Computer Sciences & Information Systems, and Medicine are QS’s largest subject areas with over 700 universities ranked, followed by Biological Sciences and Chemistry. Japan in turn has reversed “more than five years of decline”, with an overall improvement of 5%.