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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). “We

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2023 Inspiring Programs in STEM Award Winners

Insight Into Diversity

INSIGHT Into Diversity 2023 Inspiring Programs in STEM Award winners are recognized for their exemplary and innovative initiatives designed to recruit and retain underrepresented individuals in science, technology, engineering, and math. The program includes a science fest, monthly virtual STEM nights, and a summer camp on campus.

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Preparing for the Next 330 Years (letter)

Inside Higher Ed

The initial concept of a new entity or school came to the administration organically, from faculty in computer science (the data science program is part of CS) and applied science who are managing the surge in enrollment. In just the past two years, the number of computer science degrees went from 78 to 93.

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Transforming Transfer at Selective Colleges and Universities

Inside Higher Ed

This past spring, we awarded the Undergraduate Transfer scholarship to 100 high-achieving community college students , the largest group in the program's history.

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Hard Truths That Higher Education Has Evaded for Too Long

Inside Higher Ed

Without a well-defined strategy and an understanding of an organization’s strengths and weaknesses and its competition, institutions inevitably squander their resources and energies. Without innovation no organization can thrive. Steven Mintz is professor of history at the University of Texas at Austin. Adapt or die.

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Why AI is about to become an integral part of higher education

University Business

In July 2022, more than 500 tech and education leaders issued a call to action advocating for the expansion of computer science education opportunities for students. This might be the single most important challenge in the history of the U.S. education system, and no organization can solve the problem alone.

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SJSU Public-Private Partnerships Boost Enrollment and Community Relationships: Changing Higher Ed 193 with host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and guest Dr. Cynthia Teniente-Matson

The Change Leader, Inc.

And that’s a multidisciplinary, organized approach to problem-solving and design thinking. Our engineering program, for example, the average GPA to come into the program is over a 4. Our computer science program, very similar, over a 4. So they all go to work. 01:00:37] Drumm McNaughton: Hmm. Very interesting.