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Pioneers discuss the challenges facing computer science

Inside Higher Ed

Though the 28 laureates in attendance this year gave and listened to each other’s talks with optimistic titles such as “Computing for Social Good,” Inside Higher Ed took the opportunity to ask them questions about computer science’s challenges in higher education. Missing Seats at Important Tables.

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University of Essex partners with Beaconhouse to expand education in Pakistan

The PIE News

Deputy dean of partnerships at the University of Essex David Briggs said: “We are extremely excited to launch this partnership to respond to the need for high-quality higher education opportunities within Pakistan and the wider region. “As Beaconhouse Group has programs in eight countries across Asia, the Middle East and Europe.

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EY and UAlbany Partner to Develop Future Business Leaders

Insight Into Diversity

Students from various disciplines, including business, cybersecurity, informatics, and computer science, can apply to the program. The EY Leadership Education in Accounting and Diversity (EY LEADs) Program helps retain underrepresented students in accounting by providing academic and career support.

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Better together: These 16 Connecticut schools team up on AI

University Business

“There are significant resources in AI education, workforce development and research and innovation across the state, but those resources do not talk to each other,” says Vahid Behzadan, co-founder of CAIA and assistant professor of computer science and data science at the University of New Haven.

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Vanderbilt to Establish New Computing, AI, Data Science College

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Vanderbilt University has announced its work toward establishing a college dedicated to computer science, artificial intelligence (AI), data science, and related fields. Cybele Raver and to School of Engineering Dean Dr. Krishnendu “Krish” Roy. A dean search is expected to begin in late August. “Of

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KAVITA BALA

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Kavita Bala Kavita Bala, currently the dean of the Cornell Ann S. Bowers College of Computing and Information Science at Cornell University has been named the university’s 17th provost. She arrived at Cornell in 1999 as a postdoctoral researcher and became an assistant professor of computer science in 2002.

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Here are 4 ways curriculum must evolve for a 21st-century breakthrough

University Business

That was the dominating discussion among three higher education leaders at the cutting edge of academic and research innovation when speaking about the future of the sector in an inaugural webinar hosted by the University of Tennessee, Knoxville’s College of Emerging and Collaborative Studies.