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California Community Colleges Launch Initiative to Expand Shortened Courses

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This collaborative approach will allow colleges to share experiences, challenges, and solutions as they work to expand shortened course offerings. The shortened course initiative directly aligns with Vision 2030, the strategic plan for California Community Colleges, which emphasizes supporting students through flexible modalities.

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UT Austin and Texas A&M to Host 10th Annual Texas Male Student Leadership Summit

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The event – hosted by UT Austin’s Project MALES and the UT Austin-Texas A&M collaboration Texas Education Consortium for Male Students of Color – will take place at UT Austin Aug.

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VUU Webinar Discusses NSF Funding and STEM Research at HBCUs

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Recent data projects that nearly four million additional people will be needed in 2030 for the science and engineering workforce to be representative of the U.S. population, Moore added. Moore listed numerous NSF scholarships and programs beneficial to HBCU research in fields including STEM, data science, and computing.

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Cal State Fullerton Gets $1.4M for Career Pathways Projects

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The state awarded $18 million each to six regional collaboratives consisting of at least one K-12 school district, University of California campus, California State University campus, and community college district. It’s a burgeoning industry, expected to grow 7% between 2020 and 2030.

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California Reconnect To Give Some College, No Degree Students A Leg Up

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“I think there’s an opportunity to address the challenges we face through greater collaboration,” said Kai Drekmeier, founder and chief development officer at InsideTrack. “We By 2030, the Public Policy Institute of California predicts that 40% of all jobs will require at least a bachelor’s degree.

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Boldly Future Forward

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As we are preparing our students for skills in artificial intelligence, we know that by 2030 there will be new positions that we don’t even know what they’re called at this point, but we want our students to be ready.” Smith-Jackson, provost and executive vice chancellor for academic affairs. “As Williams shares an N.C.

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Design strategy for continuing and professional education at the University of Texas at Dallas

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The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board’s (THECB) agenda of Building a Talent Strong Texas desires that 60% of Texans ages 25 - 64 will receive a degree, certificate, or other postsecondary credent ial of value by 2030. THECB’s age range is an opportunity for UTD — to meet this mandate through continuing and professional education.