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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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Changes in Bachelor's Degrees, 2010 to 2022

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Over the years, degrees (in first majors) increased about 29% and the second view allows you to see the changes by area (using 2020 CIP codes that cluster degrees in broad areas). Hover for details.

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Freshman enrollment is up for the first time since 2019

Inside Higher Ed

million who enrolled in fall 2020, soon after the COVID-19 pandemic began. In 2020, community college enrollment dropped a whopping 10.5 percent after growing 3 percent in 2020 and 2.4 Computer science, the sixth most popular major, saw significant growth, increasing by 10.4 percent, and in 2021, it decreased by 6.7

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First-Time Graduate Enrollment Rises, But Declines Domestically

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Graduate school first-time enrollment has gone up between Fall 2020 and Fall 2021, according to a new report. Dr. Enyu Zhou The Graduate Enrollment and Degrees (GE&D) report – released by the Council of Graduate Schools (CGS) – showed that, between Fall 2020 to Fall 2021, first-time enrollment rose by 8.9%. in Fall 2020.

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22% of Tenure-Track Professors Have a Parent With a Ph.D.

Inside Higher Ed

The study involved combining national-level data on education, income and university rankings with a 2017–2020 survey of 7,204 U.S.-based based tenure-track faculty members across eight disciplines in the natural sciences, social sciences, business and the humanities. Morgan, a recent computer science Ph.D.

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William & Mary professors cry secrecy on data school, more

Inside Higher Ed

So the institution’s disclosure that it briefed the Board of Visitors on not just a department but a possible division-level unit of computational and data science stunned many on campus. ” Beyond Data Science. William & Mary has long had a liberal arts orientation and strong tradition of shared governance.

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Closing Higher Ed’s Equity Gaps

Inside Higher Ed

” It goes on, “Even a few decades ago, no one could have fully anticipated future investments in computer science, quantum computing, or climate science—fields where Princeton is now a leader.” ” Is Princeton truly a leader in these fields?

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