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Canonical's Open Documentation Academy aims to help newcomers participate in the open source community, offering mentorship and…
BNN| February 28, 2024
The peer-review system, which relies on unpaid volunteers, has long been stressed. COVID-19 is making it worse — a lot worse. Possible solutions include paying...Inside Higher Ed From ACM Careers | June 13, 2022
Keith Whitfield, president of the University of Nevada at Las Vegas, is available to chat with all 31,000 students at any hour of the day or night — as long as...Inside Higher Ed From ACM Careers | March 2, 2022
The number of science and engineering degrees awarded in the U.S. increased at all levels from 2000 to 2019 and as shares of total degrees, according to a new set...Inside Higher Ed From ACM Careers | February 23, 2022
While open-access science has made research available worldwide, some scholars worry that misinformation, fraud, and politicization have become rampant in a system...Inside Higher Ed From ACM Careers | November 8, 2021
A new study examines how students' exposure to female academic role models shapes students' attitudes toward their own academic success.
Inside Higher Ed From ACM Careers | September 17, 2021
Principal investigators and other leaders play a key role in encouraging group dynamics that make people feel respected and included — or not.
Inside Higher Ed From ACM Careers | June 24, 2021
The University of Texas at Austin has stopped using a machine-learning system to evaluate applicants for its Ph.D. program in computer science.
Inside Higher Ed From ACM Careers | December 15, 2020
Most professors used new teaching methods in this spring's massive shift to virtual courses, a new survey found. Half lowered expectations for the volume of student...Inside Higher Ed From ACM Careers | April 22, 2020
A new study of computer scientists says that when it comes to research output, where Ph.D.s get hired matters more than where they trained.
Inside Higher Ed From ACM Careers | May 6, 2019
Lecturer at University of Washington says he's standing up to political correctness. Many challenge his facts.
Inside Higher Ed From ACM Careers | June 25, 2018
Three years after its low-cost MOOC-inspired master’s degree program in computer science launched, the institute announces a new program in analytics priced at...Inside Higher Ed From ACM Careers | January 13, 2017
Undergraduates at four-year institutions have become much more likely to study science and technology fields, according to a study by researchers at the University...Inside Higher Ed From ACM TechNews | April 7, 2014
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) are neither transforming education nor yielding large profits, but more time is needed to experiment with various applications...Inside Higher Ed From ACM TechNews | December 9, 2013
About 50 percent of bachelor's degree candidates in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) exit the field without completing a college degree, according...Inside Higher Ed From ACM TechNews | November 27, 2013
Women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields might benefit from a project-based curriculum, based on evidence from Worcester Polytechnic...Inside Higher Ed From ACM TechNews | November 25, 2013
Men appear to outnumber women by a significant margin as teachers of massive open online courses (MOOCs), although the gap might be closing. Inside Higher Ed From ACM TechNews | September 6, 2013
Coursera and edX both recently announced they are doubling the number of universities offering classes through their open online education sites. Inside Higher Ed From ACM TechNews | February 22, 2013
Many universities are reaching out to community colleges to set up programs that encourage science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education. Inside Higher Ed From ACM TechNews | November 7, 2012
Clemson University employs six African-American tenure-track or tenured computer science professors, which comprises 10 percent of the total number of black computer...Inside Higher Ed From ACM Careers | September 27, 2012
The University of Washington's recent On-Ramps into Academia workshop aimed to encourage and coach talented and accomplished women in science and engineering to...Inside Higher Ed From ACM TechNews | May 18, 2011