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Grassroots Push for Computer Science Education Gears Up

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

For close to a year, I have been strategizing and working with Randy Raymond, a software engineer at Google, to make access to computer science education the new “Space Race” and create models that schools can scale to deliver instruction to students.

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University of Miami Computer Science Student Fuels “Accelerate Tech” Pilot Program

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Davenport, a freshman computer science major from Washington Township, New Jersey is the first facilitator for a new computer science “Accelerate Tech” pilot program that has been incorporated into the Saturday school programming at Earlington Heights Elementary School. Not everyone knows or understands that.

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Inspiring Tech On-Ramps

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

There is a need to find ways to meet students where they are and integrate meaningful content and curriculum into what they are doing. Additionally, building on existing curriculum bases or helping teachers to establish new ones is a way to keep students on the tech highway after they have accessed it via an on-ramp.

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Dr. J. Luke Wood to Become President of Sacramento State University

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

“The work that I do as a scholar is directly influenced by [the knowledge that] educators serve as critical agents to help students, particularly our minoritized students, navigate institutions that have historically struggled with facilitating access,” he said. Once Wood had access, he made the most of it.

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Advising, Counseling, Mentoring and Teaching Black Males in Secondary and Postsecondary Settings

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They can be used in the classroom as subjects to challenge stereotypical depictions by centering experiences, ideas, and concepts that are often marginalized in traditional curriculum. In this chapter, best practices focused on the areas of advising, engagement, instruction, and programing will be discussed.

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Demystifying Graduate School: A Guide for First-Gen BIPOC and Nontraditional Students

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This essential resource offers step-by-step instructions on how to maneuver the admissions process before, during, and after applying. However, the lack of understanding of the ‘hidden curriculum’ presents a significant obstacle for many first-generation BIPOC, low-income, and nontraditional students.

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From College to Careers: The Pell Institute Receives $748,000 Ascendium Grant to Explore Career Development within TRIO Programs

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Addressing Study Error in the National Evaluation of Upward Bound – Do the Conclusions Change?

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