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

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Alabama at Birmingham has been awarded a $4.6 32 students will be selected over five years. Through this program, NSF has helped more than 4,500 students get the degrees they need to be part of the cybersecurity workforce and helped them give back through public service.

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AAMU’s STEM boon carves career paths for HBCU students

University Business

Alabama A&M University and HBCUs at large are some of the most underfunded state universities in the nation, fighting year after year for supplemental grants, scholarships and business partnerships to keep their students competitive in the workforce. As a result, students are leading cutting-edge research and getting hired.

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

The PIE News

Business & Management masters are the most sought-after programs of international students in the US, a new report by Studyportals has revealed. 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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It’s Cornell for New Orleans student with $10M in offers

University Business

A 16-year-old high school senior in New Orleans who received scholarship offers from 149 colleges and universities totaling $10 million said Friday that he has chosen to attend Cornell University. He plans to study computer science at Cornell, an Ivy League school in Ithaca, New York. grade point average.

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Honoring Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander heritage — past, present and future

UW Presidential Blog

From the Board of Deans and Chancellors to the Asian and Pacific Islander American Faculty and Staff Association to UW students, student organizations and leaders—we honor the tremendous impact our AA and NHPI communities have made across programs and disciplines.

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Inspiring Tech Context

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

It isn’t until the context of football and the opportunities that participation in the sport entails that it would make sense for those students who choose to play to engage in it. Marcus Bright The meaning that context provides can make a critical difference in tech educational curriculum like computer science.