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Closing Higher Ed’s Equity Gaps

Inside Higher Ed

” It goes on, “Even a few decades ago, no one could have fully anticipated future investments in computer science, quantum computing, or climate science—fields where Princeton is now a leader.” ” Is Princeton truly a leader in these fields?

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A Continued Commitment to Community

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Utilizing a holistic approach, its mission is to ensure that all students thrive in engineering and computer science, particularly Latino, Black and women students, who are underrepresented in these fields. million research grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF). We are an affordable institution.

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Here are 4 things you can learn from this higher ed disruptor

University Business

Amid this inflection point, entrepreneurs outside of the sector have begun offering alternative outlets to postsecondary education. The latest shining example is Marcy Lab School.

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Embedding Learning Styles and Neurodiversity to Educate the Workforce of Today and Tomorrow

Faculty Focus

As businesses fine-tune technological methods for delivering training, technological advancements in secondary and postsecondary education must align to mitigate the workforce skill gap. Procedia Computer Science , 217 , 507-512. In Economic and Social Implications of Information and Communication Technologies (pp.

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Embedding Learning Styles and Neurodiversity to Educate the Workforce of Today and Tomorrow

Faculty Focus

As businesses fine-tune technological methods for delivering training, technological advancements in secondary and postsecondary education must align to mitigate the workforce skill gap. Procedia Computer Science , 217 , 507-512. In Economic and Social Implications of Information and Communication Technologies (pp.

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Key Facts and Figures about the Graduate Technical workforce

HEPI

Moreover, the report proposes that outreach and policy engagement initiatives pertaining to technical occupations in schools and postsecondary education providers would raise the visibility of technical employment choices among young individuals.

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Why we need better data on faculty diversity (opinion)

Inside Higher Ed

The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education, provides national institution-level data on some faculty characteristics (e.g., Available data suggest that the nation’s faculty are less diverse than relevant comparison groups in terms of socioeconomic status.

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