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Dr. Robert Scott Named Finalist for Albany State University Presidency

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Before entering the corporate world, Scott built a foundation in academia as a biology professor at Norfolk State University and served in administrative roles at Boston College and Spelman College. He holds a bachelor's degree in biology from Norfolk State University and a Ph.D. in biology from the Georgia Institute of Technology.

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Harvard Biological Engineering Institute Receives $350M Gift

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Entrepreneur and philanthropist Hansjörg Wyss has donated an additional $350 million to Harvard University to support the research center that bears his name: the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering. Wyss, a graduate of Harvard Business School, donated $125 million to establish the institute in 2009.

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How CIOs can take advantage of the AI revolution

University Business

We are also seeing educators and students adopt AI faster than previous disruptive and transformative technologies. CIOs and their network support engineers constantly have to find creative ways to improve their network configurations to support the ever-growing number of devices on campus.

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Idaho university presidents: Are their travels essential, or extravagant?

University Business

Idaho’s four college and university presidents spent about $150,000 traveling, over a 12-month span. Boise State University President Marlene Tromp and University of Idaho President C. While there, she signed an international agreement, engineered by Boise-based Micron Technology Inc.,

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Co-Chairs Named to Southern Regional Education Board Commission on AI and Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Henry McMaster and Marshall University President Brad D. The two-year commission convenes leaders in education and business to chart a course for how artificial intelligence, or AI, is used in classrooms and how to prepare a workforce that is being transformed by technology. South Carolina Gov.

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It’s a great time for higher ed to go electric

University Business

A recent analysis by EY found that EV sales will outpace all other types of engines three years sooner than expected. Let’s look at the most compelling reasons colleges and universities should actively begin integrating EV charging stations into their infrastructure right now. Where will they be placed around campus?

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Experts Gathered to Discuss Challenges Facing Higher Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Sorett said the core curriculum’s relevancy has been criticized many times, as more student preferences are trending toward specialization credentials and science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) programs and careers. That holds together the tension between tradition and innovation.”