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UW Gets Google Gift to Diversify Computer Science Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The University of Washington (UW) and Google have announced a $400,000 gift from the tech giant that will go towards efforts to diversify the field of K-12 computer science education. Computer science is one of America’s most critical fields. Ko Th e lack of diversity is mirrored in the computer science teaching force.

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“Too good to be true” – the young Africans receiving international scholarships

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So when he received a fully-funded scholarship to study over 3,000 miles away at the University of Edinburgh, he couldn’t believe it – and, at first, his family didn’t. “My Ngwambe is one of the nearly 45,000 young Africans who has received a scholarship from the Mastercard Foundation. My mum thought it was a scam,” he laughs. “It

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

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The College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Alabama at Birmingham has been awarded a $4.6 Yuliang Zhang, chair of UAB’s computer science department. million grant renewal to support cybersecurity workforce development programs. 32 students will be selected over five years.

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“Ample room” for int’l students in the US

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India has surpassed China to become the largest source country at US graduate level, according to the Recruiting for Key Disciplines in the US report.

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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. It serves to recruit local talent for the graduate school pipeline to help diversify the workforce.

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Aus: PhD visa delays ‘damaging reputation’

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Australian academics are concerned that long waits for PhD visas will make future recruitment harder. Now, tired of deferring, Hamed has secured another scholarship at a UK university. . I am worried that we’ll see a decline in our ability to recruit top PhD students in the coming years”.

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A Continued Commitment to Community

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Utilizing a holistic approach, its mission is to ensure that all students thrive in engineering and computer science, particularly Latino, Black and women students, who are underrepresented in these fields. million research grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF). We are an affordable institution. within six years. “We