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Only one in seven education "insiders" (15 percent) believe that higher education tech companies are "solving the right problems." MoreSteve Hargadon wants a revolution in education. He is the founder and director of the Learning Revolution Project, a social networking website for educators, as well as a vehicle for online and in-person educational conferences. More
The Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) Thursday issued a policy brief advocating for the use of body-worn cameras (BWCs) for campus police departments. The report outlines the benefits, considerations and best practices for BWCs for campus leaders.
MoreEd tech company Hobsons has introduced new functionality into Naviance, a K-12 college and career "readiness" program that helps counselors match up student strengths and interests with their post-secondary goals. "Intersect," as the new feature is named, allows college admissions offices to publish information about their institutions to the high school users of Naviance and connect through a new "counselor community." MoreHandshake, an online career network, Monday revealed that the company has more than doubled its college and university partnerships from about 170 institutions last year to more than 350 current partners. More
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Upcoming Grants, Funding & Award Opportunities
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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."
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