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Grassroots Push for Computer Science Education Gears Up

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

For close to a year, I have been strategizing and working with Randy Raymond, a software engineer at Google, to make access to computer science education the new “Space Race” and create models that schools can scale to deliver instruction to students.

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President’s corner: How a genuine student-first mentality propels Linda Livingstone

University Business

” Artificial intelligence is driving a broad convergence of fields such as political science, computer science, business and even healthcare. There’s a responsibility on us as institutions to make sure our policies and procedures facilitate this kind of work when, historically, it hasn’t always been the case.”

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M-U Professor Responds to Claims Made By NYT

Insight Into Diversity

One example she gave is the untrue assertion that computer science students must take “microaggressions quizzes,” a claim Chavous stated was factually untrue. She described how the journalist disregarded U-M’s detailed fact-checking of over 130 points, instead choosing to highlight erroneous claims.

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Is this the first college closing announced in 2025?

University Business

More from UB: Computer science degrees: How demand has both reduced and improved Northland College has operated at a deficit for eight years, The Minnesota Star Tribune reports. The pandemic occurs, steepening downward trending enrollment and shortening administrators window to adjust operational strategy.

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College degree? Why your first job may matter more

University Business

For those pursuing a bachelors degree, the report predicts that good jobsthose that pay at least $44,000 annually to workers between 25 and 44 and a median salary of $82,000 to all workerswill be found in management, business and financial operations, education, health care and computer science occupations.

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Students’ top 10 most-regretted majors have everything to do with one issue

University Business

Holders of computer science degrees are finding their skills in high demand all across the workforce—from tech to consulting to management, where they are being offered average salaries of $100,000 or more, ZipRecruiter says. Other highly satisfied graduates got their degrees in engineering, healthcare, business, and finance.

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Colleges start new programs

Inside Higher Ed

American International College is starting a bachelor’s of public administration. in computer science. Regent University is starting a Ph.D. program in government. Spartanburg Methodist College is adding a bachelor of arts in psychology. University of Hartford is starting an M.S.