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3 Questions on UT Austin’s New $10K Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence

Confessions of a Community College Dean

As a researcher in the areas of artificial intelligence and machine learning, I wanted to make sure the new MSCS degree program had a strong framework of courses in machine learning, deep learning, natural language processing and other core AI topics, along with course offerings in application and theory. First, obviously, is price.

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Can the English Major Be Saved?

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Should research and scholarship by English faculty conform to the same model as that in the biological, brain, physical and social sciences—evaluated first and foremost by quantity and citations—or might it take different forms? The purpose and value of research in English. If so, how does it differ from linguistics?

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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

The Change Leader, Inc.

There’s also a preeminent architecture school, law school, business school, and the School of the Sciences. As you can see, our education is very relevance-inspired, which enables students to get gainful employment and become people who matter once they are educated. We are about applied research.