The college affordability gap shrank during the pandemic, research suggests
National College Attainment Network research largely credits pandemic relief for the improvement, though that money has since dried up.
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Clustered & Connected Program | UTSA
NSF advances 71 teams spanning nearly every U.S. state and territory in the second Regional Innovation Engines competition | NSF - National Science Foundation
University funding challenges in Australia
The ANU published details on its website saying it needed to make savings because the “University’s projected 2024 deficit of $60 million is now in excess of $200 million.”
UTSA | SDS's Los Datos Conference 2024 Poster Session Winners Announced
Oct. 22, 2024 - The Los Datos Conference 2024 hosted a dynamic poster session where students showcased their innovative research across various fields of data science, artificial intelligence, and emerging technologies.
Dual enrollment has exploded. But it's hard to tell if it's helping more kids get a college degree
A new national analysis tracked 400,000 high schoolers
Texas State University Adds 18 New Online Programs
Texas State University partnered with the ed-tech company Risepoint to offer more bachelor's and master's degree programs in high-demand fields, part of a national trend of moving classes online to attract more students.
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How a boom in East Texas high schoolers taking college classes is transforming Kilgore College
High school students that are getting a jump on college through dual credit now make up the majority of students at one East Texas community college.
UCSD | Newest School Merges Data Science and AI Innovation
Oct. 22, 2024 - This summer, the UC Regents voted to approve a new school at UC San Diego to address the growing importance of these disciplines.
Initiative to support interaction between cognitive sciences and artificial intelligence
As artificial intelligence technology rapidly advances, a group of Princeton researchers is asking what human minds can teach us about developing smarter AI and what AI can in turn teach us about how human minds work.
New Sloan grant gives STRUDEL resources to improve tools and expand community
Oct. 14, 2024 - The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation has awarded a $1.125 million grant that will facilitate the growth of the STRUDEL project, allowing new collaborations between researchers at the UC Berkeley Institute for Data Science (BIDS) and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) and partners at Superbloom, The Carpentries, and 2i2c.
New risk management minor approved | School of Data Science and Society at UNC Chapel Hill
Oct. 7, 2024 - The College Administrative Board at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill approved a new minor in risk management, developed by the Institute for Risk Management and Insurance Innovation, in partnership with the School of Data Science and Society.
Anhong Guo receives Google funding for live visual description platform for blind people
Anhong Guo, assistant professor of computer science and engineering at the University of Michigan, has received a $75,000 grant from the Google Academic Research Awards program for his project titled “WorldScribe: Context-Aware Live Visual Descriptions for Blind People.”
Get in loser, we’re getting MBAs
Applications to MBA programs are up 12% in 2024 after declining for two years, according to the Graduate Management Admission Council.
Campus plans new data science center near Main Quad | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (2018)
Aug. 30, 2018 - The data science center will be created by razing and replacing the university’s Illini Hall, which currently consists of primarily classrooms, computer labs, and faculty offices.
University of Rochester | MS in Data Science
Data Science in Two-Year Colleges: From Curriculum Design to Industry Collaboration (feat. Crystal Wiggins)
After FAFSA issues, a steep drop in first-year enrollment
A year of blustery headwinds resulted in a sharp drop in freshman enrollment—the first since the pandemic, data shows. The FAFSA fiasco may have played an outsize role.
Policy Levers to Advance Credential Transparency
There are nearly 1 million credentials in the United States that students and workers can take advantage of, but how information about these credentials
50-State Comparison: High School Graduation Requirements
Nearly all states have established minimum credit and course requirements to earn a standard diploma, but graduation requirements may also serve to assess
Vanderbilt University gets approval for $520M Florida graduate campus
The Tennessee university's expansion into West Palm Beach would bring billions in resources to the area, it said.
Educause ’24: Top 10 List Prioritizes Trust in Higher Ed
The 2025 Educause Top 10 list, a snapshot of top priorities in higher education, focuses on earning back trust through technology and data.
Brown | New online master’s degree in data science with a focus on policy and governance
Oct. 15, 2024 - In the master of science degree program, students learn how to use data responsibly, giving local and global learners valuable training in responsible AI development and implementation.
Texas A&M-Corpus Chisti | TAMIDS Appoints Dr. Shuiwang Ji as Research Coordination Fellow to Advance AI Initiatives
Dr. Ji will drive the creation and growth of research communities focused on strategic areas within Data Science, Artificial Intelligence (AI), and Machine Learning.
New Data Insights on Student Parents from a Multi-Organization Collaborative Effort - IWPR
According to the latest data from the 2020 NPSAS, 18% (3.14 million) undergraduate students are parenting while also raising children.
Kent State University faces its first budget deficit in 20 years, president says
KSU's president addressed its first budget deficit in 20 years Thursday and shared details about how the university plans to balance 2025's budget.
Purdue program works to revive liberal arts as key part of the college experience
Jeffrey Brown reports from Purdue University for our series, Rethinking College.
Undergraduate enrollment rises 3% despite drop in first-year students, early data shows
Headcounts declined among students attending college directly after high school, the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center found.
NC State to lead DOE-backed $10M quantum computing research project
The research will investigate the utility of hybrid quantum computing processors, which could completely change how quantum computers are built and used.
Supporting Community Engagement with Civic Data: The Civic Switchboard Project
The Civic Switchboard project, spearheaded by SCI faculty is increasing access through its focus on open civic data, community-related data shared by governments and civic organizations.