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Top six trends in highered

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This skills mis-match is particularly acute in fields like computer science where real-world practice easily outpaces academic curricula,” they add. By 2020, they say, one million computer science-related jobs will go unfilled while many computer science programs at universities “are outdated”.

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ELEVATE program: Achievement Strategies from Illinois Tech: Changing Higher Education Podcast 166 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Dr. Raj Echambadi

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Higher education leaders who want to increase inclusion while maintaining affordability at their campus can emulate the actions of Illinois Institute of Technology’s ELEVATE program. Our guest today is Dr. Raj Echambadi, president of the Illinois Institute of Technology. Here I am now at the Illinois Institute of Technology.