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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.

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Carnegie Mellon–Africa receives $275M investment

Inside Higher Ed

The graduate school has offered two-year master’s degrees through CMU’s renowned college of engineering since 2011. CMU-Africa was established as CMU-Rwanda in 2011 as a partnership between the Rwandan government and the Pittsburgh-based university renowned for its engineering and technology programs.

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Why we need better data on faculty diversity (opinion)

Inside Higher Ed

A study of employment records of nearly 300,000 tenured and tenure-track faculty members employed between 2011 and 2020 at 368 Ph.D.-granting Available data suggest that the nation’s faculty are less diverse than relevant comparison groups in terms of socioeconomic status. institutions received those degrees from only 20 percent of U.S.

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2023 wrapped: The biggest trends in higher ed—and the most read stories

University Business

Computer science degrees are still red hot. These colleges boast the best offerings Enrollment in computer science continues to surge. Bureau of Labor Statistics projected a 21% growth in demand for computer scientists by 2031. billion in FY 2021, reports the National Science Foundation.