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University of Alabama at Birmingham Awarded $4.6 Million Grant Renewal to Bolster Cybersecurity Workforce Programs

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

“This renewal grant is the largest grant our department has received, which shows NSF’s trust in our vision to educate and train a world-class, diverse group of students who are ready to address real-world computer security and artificial intelligence challenges,” said Dr. Yuliang Zhang, chair of UAB’s computer science department.

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Hard Truths That Higher Education Has Evaded for Too Long

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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. ” Educational innovation isn’t a quick, painless or friction-free process.

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AAMU’s STEM boon carves career paths for HBCU students

University Business

Jobs for the Future , a nonprofit focused on the American workforce and education systems, recently identified a skill and career gap among Black learners and job seekers. “Black Americans continue to have less systemic access to build and maintain professional social capital.” .

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These are the top 10 colleges for cybersecurity education

University Business

Educational institutions are in dire need of cybersecurity professionals as criminal organizations continue to set their sights on the education sector. Alumni work at high-profile organizations, such as Apple, Microsoft, Paylocity and others. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (3). Iowa State University (5).

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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. We are an affordable institution.

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Binghamton Launches Research Alliance with HBCUs

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The joint research initiative will focus on artificial intelligence, data science, cybersecurity, materials, biomedical engineering, smart energy, future manufacturing, health care, and agriculture. I’m really excited about the next steps.”

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William & Mary professors cry secrecy on data school, more

Inside Higher Ed

Those are the kinds of organizations that I do best in, and I regret that this was not one of them.” “The right organizational structure can reimagine our value in the computational and data space. Deanships work when there is alignment between “all stakeholders,” she also said.