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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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New Technology and Attitudes Emerge from the Pandemic

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In general, it’s really opened conversations about flexibility and thinking about how we can use technology to be more inclusive to provide opportunities.” Dr. Felesia Stukes, an associate professor of computer science at Johnson C. Smith University (JCSU), taught Introduction to Network Science spring semester 2020.

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Wentworth Institute of Technology to Drop Pre-Calculus Admissions Requirement for STEM Programs

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The Wentworth Institute of Technology is dropping its pre-Calculus admissions requirement, opening its doors to a wider range of students looking to pursue STEM degrees there. But that course may not be the best way to prepare for those looking to pursue careers in engineering or computer science, Donovan said.

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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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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

Ozlem Kilic is the founding dean of UT Knoxville’s College of Emerging and Collaborative Studies, which aims to align industry input with interdisciplinary research to provide students cutting-edge curriculum. Its degree in computer science has graduated over 12,000 students in the past decade.

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University of Essex partners with Beaconhouse to expand education in Pakistan

The PIE News

Starting this month (September 2024), the partnership will provide a range of business, law and technology courses to students across major cities in Pakistan, including Islamabad, Faisalabad and Lahore. Beaconhouse Group has programs in eight countries across Asia, the Middle East and Europe.