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North Carolina is tackling the problem of teacher shortages by proposing legislation that would allow faculty from higher education to work as adjunct instructors within K-12 schools in core academic subjects without a teaching license. MoreThe United States Department of Education last week published a database of accreditation reporting statuses — a move that means more transparency for higher education. MoreThirteen of the 113 campuses that make up the California Community Colleges system have won grants to develop innovative programs for increasing completion rates and making college more affordable. MoreVR First, a global initiative to democratize virtual and augmented reality (VR/AR) hardware and software for academic institutions, is planning to open 50 of its VR/AR labs at colleges and universities by the end of this year, in an effort to meet future workforce demands.
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California State University East Bay is harnessing the power of AI to offer online students a new learning and assessment experience. MoreThe university teamed up with CampusLogic earlier this year to deploy an end-to-end student financial aid engagement platform. MoreA new partnership between Follett and Lumen Learning will make Lumen's open educational resources available through Follett's IncludED program and Follett Discover infrastructure. More
Upcoming Grants, Funding & Award Opportunities
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Sponsor: Campus Technology
Award: Recognition and write-up in Campus Technology magazine
Number of Awards: TBD
Application Deadline: April 21, 2017
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Sponsor: NCWIT with support from Microsoft Research
Award: Up to $10,000 per project funded plus travel expenses to annual summit
Number of Awards: TBD
Application Deadline: Oct. 30, 2017
Note: Applicant's institution must be an NCWIT member. (Membership is free.) The award focus is on programs "to develop and implement initiatives for recruiting or retaining women in computing and IT."
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Sponsor: VentureWell
Award: Up to $30,000
Number of Awards: TBD
Application Deadline: Nov. 8, 2017
Note: Applicant's institution must be a VentureWell member. See list of member institutions here.
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Sponsor: ACM and Google
Award: Up to $25,000 plus travel expenses to ACM conference
Number of Awards: 1
Application Deadline: Nov. 30, 2017
Note: "This award celebrates women researchers who have made fundamental contributions to Computer Science."
Upcoming Events
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April 22–25, 2017
New Orleans, LA
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April 23–26, 2017
Washington, DC
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April 24–25, 2017
Boston, MA
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April 30–May 3, 2017
Indianapolis, IN
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May 5–7
Duke University (Durham, NC)
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May 7–12, 2017
Chicago, IL
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May 9–18, 2017
San Diego, CA
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May 16–19, 2017
Denver, CO
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May 27–30
Austin, TX
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June 11–14
Paradise Valley, AZ
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June 13–15
Boston, MA
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June 14–16
Orlando, FL
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July 18–20
George Mason University Science and Technology Campus, Manassas, VA
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June 21–23
Badajoz, Spain
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June 22–27
Chicago, IL
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July 8–12
Washington, DC
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July 17–20
Chicago, IL
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July 30–Aug. 3
New York
Call for Nominations, Papers & Proposals
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International Serious Games Awards Submissions Due: May 1, 2017 (student games) (Award entries: seriousplayconf.com/awards)
Event: July 18–20
George Mason University Science and Technology Campus, Manassas, VA
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Awards Submissions Due: April 21, 2017
Submission URL: campustechnology.com/impact
Awards Event: October 2017 (Date TBD)
Philadelphia, PA
Upcoming Webinars
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Date: April 25
Time: 11 a.m. PT/2 p.m. ET
Sponsor: Oracle
- For the latest listings, visit campustechnology.com.
Webinars on Demand
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Sponsor: VitalSource
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Sponsor: NVIDIA and Citrix
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Sponsor: Acquia
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Sponsor: Kaseya
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Sponsor: Sony
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Sponsor: Stratasys
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Sponsor: Citrix
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