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What sets strong internship programs apart?

POSTED ON Jul 15, 2025

The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) National Internship Program has been a gateway to excellent opportunities for more than 30 years. HNIP is now accepting applications for the fall session, which will run from September 1 to December 12,

The workforce of humans, machines, and algorithms requires new skills

POSTED ON Jul 14, 2025

During the summer of 2018, the World Economic Forum's Future of Jobs Report projected that by 2025, more than half of all workplace tasks would be performed by machines. While the robot revolution transformed the world of work and more tasks became automated, t

Tech Insights: Navigating Evolving Fields

POSTED ON Jul 14, 2025

Prospanica, the association for Hispanic MBAs and business professionals, has announced new learning experiences to help participants gain insights and strategies. These experiences will support their efforts to advocate for representation in the industry, bala

Pioneering coding camp continues to have a positive impact

POSTED ON Jul 11, 2025

In August 2015, Florida Gulf Coast University announced that over 40 elementary and middle school students graduated from its first Coding Academy. The university launched this pilot program to ignite interest in programming among young people, inspiring them t

Computer science and AI are gaining traction in education

POSTED ON Jul 11, 2025

Universities such as Stanford, Harvard, MIT, UC Berkeley, UCLA, the University of Southern California, Columbia University, and Carnegie Mellon are renowned for their outstanding graduation rates in computer science; however, their acceptance rates are highly compe

Are you eager to explore the foundations of artificial intelligence (AI)?

POSTED ON Jul 10, 2025

It's not too late to apply for a spot in this AI boot camp. This immersive 8-hour boot camp is designed for college and high school students who want to enhance their understanding of how artificial intelligence (AI) is utilized and impacts the current job market.

This week in education and technology

POSTED ON Jul 10, 2025

A chief data evangelist highlighted the way humanoid robots learn through reinforcement learning. This means that these AI-powered marvels acquire new skills by interacting with their surroundings and mastering tasks through trial and error. Social media chatte

HACU and partners aim to make AI accessible for all

POSTED ON Jul 09, 2025

The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) is hosting a webinar on Wednesday titled "Empowering Higher Ed Leaders – Harnessing Generative AI for Institutional Innovation." This online event is currently open only to HACU members, but discuss

There is still time to apply for this 2025 internship program session

POSTED ON Jul 09, 2025

We are just a few weeks away from National Intern Day, celebrated annually on the last Thursday of July. This day is dedicated to recognizing and celebrating the contributions of interns in the workplace. Founded in 1992, the Hispanic Association of Colleges and

Training 400,000 teachers to leverage AI in education

POSTED ON Jul 08, 2025

Teachers have played a crucial role in transforming the use of instructional technology, beginning with the adoption of word processors for lesson planning and computers for compiling student data and filing various reports. When it comes to artificial intellig

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