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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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The 2024 Insight Into Diversity Inspiring Programs in STEM Award

Insight Into Diversity

Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences Native Explorers Program Governor Bill Anoatubby of the Chickasaw Nation on the left has supported the Native Explorers Program for 15 years. The full list of 2024 Inspiring Programs in STEM Award winners can be found here.

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City St. George’s merger to create “powerhouse”

The PIE News

A London medical school has signed a merger agreement with one of the capital’s leading universities, bidding to create a “world-class institution”. City St George’s, which combines City, University of London and St. In 2021/22, of the university’s 4,825 total students, 285 were international.

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“Ample room” for int’l students in the US

The PIE News

As policies restricting international student inflows take hold in Canada , Australia and the UK , “there is ample room for the international student population to grow” in the US, it said. To maximise this capacity for growth, universities “could offer more scholarships and run targeted marketing campaigns in key regions to help with brand awareness (..)

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2023 Inspiring Programs in STEM Award Winners

Insight Into Diversity

INSIGHT Into Diversity 2023 Inspiring Programs in STEM Award winners are recognized for their exemplary and innovative initiatives designed to recruit and retain underrepresented individuals in science, technology, engineering, and math. MS in Business Analytics – STEM-designated Adelphi University Robert B. Read about them here.

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South Africa’s Advtech Group to enter healthcare

The PIE News

AdvTech is currently discussing the creation of a healthcare faculty with major multinational corporations, Douglas disclosed, adding that the company was not for a “fully-fledged medical school for doctor’s qualifications, as this would call for a substantial investment”, he added.

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Work-life balance seeps into discussions on leadership, too

Inside Higher Ed

” In a profession still heavily dominated by men, who make up about three-quarters of all college and university chief information and technology officers, a conversation about leadership involving only women but almost entirely not about gender was indeed striking. ” She’s now CIO at the University of California, Berkeley.