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How Maricopa Community Colleges are Leading with Workforce-aligned Bachelor’s Degrees

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In 2020, we partnered with Intel to introduce the nations first AI and machine learning associates degree and certificate program. By partnering with Intel, our curriculum prepares students for real-world application. Of these jobs, 58 million will require a bachelors degree pathway.

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AB 705: Bold Policy, Implications for Equitable Student Success

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For example, the percentage of first-time students enrolling in transfer-level math and English courses within their first year of college rose dramatically between the fall 2015 and fall 2020 cohorts. Collaboration becomes a lifeline in leading the implementation of AB 705.

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Report: Pandemic Dealt a Blow to Internationalization

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The report found that although 47% of institutions saw accelerating internationalization between 2017 and the start of the pandemic, only 21% described acceleration between 2020 and 2021. This includes partnerships with overseas institutions, faculty with international background and expertise, and curriculum.

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Seal of Excelencia 2024

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Our comprehensive strategy emphasizes culturally relevant curriculum, robust community connections and clear pathways to success—crucial for nurturing a sense of belonging and enhancing academic persistence. Since 2020, almost 60% of Village residents have been Latino and have completed their degree or certificate programs in an average of 3.4

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Massasoit Community College Launches New Black Studies Major

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Massasoit Community College is officially offering a Black Studies curriculum. That’s when student responses to a survey about the need for a culturally diverse curriculum prompted the creation of two courses related to the Black experience in film and music, says Dr. Carine Sauvignon, executive dean for Massasoit’s Canton campus.

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UW Gets Google Gift to Diversify Computer Science Education

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This focus is part of what drew Google to the program. “ The program stands out because of the uniqueness of the curriculum. In 2020, it ousted the co-leader of its Ethical AI team, a black woman, after she refused to retract a paper on potential ethical problems with AI language models , including that they could reflect biases.

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Fox Transitions From 20-Year Transformational Career

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The central value of transmitting women’s heritage and issues in the curriculum and the way Mary Baldwin’s history is celebrated are maintained. The campus closed in March 2020, but in June 2020 the new doctoral cohorts in physical and occupational therapy were due to arrive. There is a dean of the College for Women.”