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Seal of Excelencia 2024

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The path to higher education success has many obstacles and barriers for Latinos across the U.S. The mission of Excelencia in Education, founded in 2004 by Dr. Deborah A. Department of Education, the Upward Bound program works with students from six area high schools that are identified as potential first-generation college students.

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Striving for Digital Equity in Education

The Scholarly Teacher

Mabel CPO Okojie , Mississippi State University Tinukwa Boulder , University of Pittsburgh Zoey Zhao , University of Pittsburgh Keywords: Digital Divide, Digital Equity, Educational Technology Key Statement : We discuss the complexity of the digital divide and the possibilities of achieving digital equity.

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JOEL MUNZA

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Joel Munza Joel Munza has been named vice president for enrollment management at Xavier University in New Orleans. Munza holds an associate degree in computer information technology from Daytona State College, bachelor’s degree in computer engineering from Bethune-Cookman University, and an MBA from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.

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Computer science degrees: How demand has both reduced and improved

University Business

Computer science degrees have helped drive university enrollment over the past decade thanks to the strong compensation their graduates can expect in the job market. From 2023-2024, job postings rose by an average of 16% year-over-year in the top 10 occupations associated with computer science.

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Why your school needs to adopt curricula in computer and information sciences

University Business

Degrees and subsequent jobs in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) have long been praised as lucrative and safe pathways for students looking to enroll at a college or university. However, there is one subset of this group that stands out in popularity and workforce prowess: computer and data science.

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Monumental Stairs: How Computational Design Guided Collaboration and Innovation at the U.S. Air Force Academy

Clark Nesxen

A Computational Approach Designing and coordinating such a non-standard, continuously changing form far exceeded the capabilities of traditional drafting and coordination methods. To overcome this, our team employed computational design to translate the ambitious vision for this stair into a buildable, efficient, and budget-conscious reality.

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Women in STEM: Perception Versus Reality

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Academia and industry alike have long grappled with the lingering issue of gender equity in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines and professions. but only 34% of the STEM workforce; they also earn only 24% of bachelor’s degrees in engineering, 24% in physics, and 21% in computer science.