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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. magnet program where half of the students in the pilot will come from.

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Seal of Excelencia 2024

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

CSUSM’s inclusive hiring practices have increased Latino representation among faculty, administrators and staff. All faculty and administrator searches must have a DEI advocate who completes specialized training. The current administration is led by a Latinx president and provost and includes more female leaders than ever before.

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

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Other highly satisfied graduates got their degrees in engineering, healthcare, business, and finance. 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.

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Women in STEM: Perception Versus Reality

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Academia and industry alike have long grappled with the lingering issue of gender equity in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines and professions. but only 34% of the STEM workforce; they also earn only 24% of bachelor’s degrees in engineering, 24% in physics, and 21% in computer science.

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A Continued Commitment to Community

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Associate Engineering Program at Wright College (EPW) Part of the City Colleges of Chicago, Wright College is home to an engineering cohort program that has grown from nine students at its inception to 550 today. million research grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF). “We We are an affordable institution.

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Graduate enrollment has declined, snapping two consecutive years of growth, per CGS report

University Business

Mathematics and computer science was only the only broad field of study to experience an increase in enrollment at 5.4%. Overall, mathematics and computer science have seen a 17% increase in the last 10 years. and 11.6%, respectively. Enrollment among international students and female students was both about 17%.

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The 50 most in-demand skills for graduates of your master’s programs

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Honorable Mention: Business Administration. The qualification “Master of Business Administration (MBA)” ranked second among fundamental skills. 2: Computer Science. In second place, we have computer science. Computer science skills appear among both the fundamental and emerging skills.