Higher Education

A donation from the Fletcher Jones Foundation will allow the California university to create an endowed professorship in artificial intelligence to teach basic skills that will prepare students for in-demand careers.

The software company will integrate Signal Vine’s two-way text messaging and Augusoft’s enrollment management tool for continuing and corporate education into its suite of products for colleges and universities.

The university is Virginia’s fifth to qualify as a “Research 1” doctoral institution according to the Carnegie Classification, with some 450 active research projects involving cybersecurity and other fields.

Many colleges and universities are holding classes online in response to COVID-19 but charging full price for a lesser product, including transportation and campus fees even though students aren’t on campus.

The nonprofit CFES (College for Every Student) Brilliant Pathways program will offer sessions this month about essential skills in children, understanding pathways to careers, finding the right school, and financial aid.

The productive working relationship the city of Austin, Texas, has established with its local university can serve as a framework for other governments interested in improving their communities with technology.

Columbia State Community College is preparing 10- or 12-week programs in software development, programming and user-centered design, in partnership with Upright Education, to bring more rural students into the tech fold.

Following its acquisition by HackerU last year, the cybersecurity education company Cybint is partnering with more than a dozen higher ed institutions across the U.S. to implement expedited workforce training programs.

Websites went offline last week after the college and K-12 digital communications and marketing platform was hit by a cyber attack. The firm said that there is no evidence that data was compromised in the attack.

Odessa Career & Technical Early College High School in Ector County, Texas, allows students to earn a high school diploma and associate degree at the same time, allowing them to find work in technical fields quickly.

The grant from the National Science Foundation will provide scholarships for 18 students to study computer science, math, biology, engineering technology or other subjects at the university over the next six years.

Ivy Tech Community College’s Anderson campus recently certified its first cohort of students in smart manufacturing and digital integration, having updated its mechatronics lab and required faculty to learn new skills.

Industry analysts expect the global ed-tech market to grow by more than 16 percent annually through 2026 as schools and universities continue investing in new digital learning tools.

A government program at the Allegheny County college will provide veterans left jobless by the pandemic with free education in over 20 fields including cybersecurity, data analytics and software development.

Chemical engineering students led research into the effects of microgravity on various polymers, with the hope of ascertaining what the International Space Station could use to minimize bacterial transmission.

As technology becomes increasingly essential for everyday tasks, a county in Wisconsin has a new Digital Literacy Coaches & Navigator Program for residents to receive one-on-one training from volunteer college students.

The school software company Anthology’s first user conference since acquiring ed-tech developer Blackboard last year will feature keynotes from thought leaders, peer-driven discussions and networking opportunities.

The university has submitted to the state a supplemental budget request for a range of projects that includes IT improvements, infrastructure for security and green energy, construction projects, research and others.