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... Other top stories ==> Google supports CODE2040 ... Radio Shack is bankrupt ... and More massive cyber attacks
Below find links to the Digital Learning Lab's "Dozens" of favorite news items about HBCUs' use of information technology to enhance their teaching, research, and community services ... plus news about hackathons and issues related to coding & coding literacy... in HBCU media and Tech media ... for the week ending Saturday 2/7/15 @ 3 pm ... Links to previous editions of the Dozens can be found ==> Back issues.
Cover Story -- FCC for net neutrality ++++++++++
FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler: This is how we will ensure net neutrality http://wrd.cm/1zNtbtb #ICYMI ... DLL Editor's Note -- Comments on Chairman Wheeler's Op Ed in Wired were provided by The Verge, Ars Technica, VentureBeat, TechCrunch, Wired, Computerworld, Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, Gizmodo, NY Times, CNET, ZDNet
Here's a quick catchup on this week's huge #netneutrality news: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LAybz05ULbk … DLL Editor's Note -- CNET also provided an end-of-week summary
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A. HBCU Media ... Half Dozen + 3
#hbcu #ssu US universities seal GFH Tunis project deal: The $103-million initiative is ... http://binged.it/1xHjIOi http://bit.ly/RkcVJx
#DiversityInTech ... the pipeline thru #HBCU Computer Science programs -- 1.7a ... #hbcus ==> http://hbcu-levers.blogspot.com/2015/02/directory-of-hbcu-computer-science.html …
#DiversityInTech -- the pipeline thru #HBCU Computer & Information Sciences programs -- 1.7b ... #hbcus ==> http://hbcu-levers.blogspot.com/2015/02/directory-of-hbcu-computer-and.html …
Dr. Ruben Gonzalez-Perez was granted a Developmental Research Program Award in the amount of $25,000, to support... http://fb.me/3F9jln984
Blacks in tech history ...
Mark Dean designed the first PC while breaking racial barriers http://engt.co/1ABlDLo
At the intersection of Black history & tech history lived Jerry Lawson - father of the video game cartridge http://bit.ly/1DMN2bc
MIT's First Black Graduate Honored With U.S. Postage Stamp: http://www.jbhe.com/2015/02/mits-first-black-graduate-honored-with-u-s-postage-stamp/ … via @JBHEdotcom
Herbert Clay Scurlock was a biochemist who pioneered the application of radiation therapy for the treatment of... http://fb.me/74GqfuziW
How Ursula Burns Worked Her Way Up to CEO of @XeroxCorp: http://aol.it/1BEBJk2
New from @CntrEdWrkfrce: US spends $1.1 trillion on #highered & #jobs training http://ow.ly/IxUPS #careerreadiness
Survey shows that many online students are more engaged than on-campus counterparts: http://www.ecampusnews.com/top-news/online-student-engagement-035/?ps=rpoulin@wiche.edu-0013000000j12tJ-0033000000qi8lX … via @ecampusnews #highered
ACE Annual Meeting to look at diversity and equity Issues. Join us March 14-17 in Washington, DC! http://ow.ly/IBL2k ... EVENT
RT @TangoGroupNews: Distance education enrollment up 3.7% last year - annual Survey of Online Learning by Babson http://prn.to/1EHQ5VM ... DLL Editor's Note -- Babson's 2014 report "Grade Level" -- announced in this press release --was the subject of summaries/op eds posted by Inside Higher Ed, Chronicle
.@ecmcgroup closes deal to buy 53 Corinthian campuses, forgives $480M in student debt:
http://bit.ly/1KcsUD3
Civitas Learning Raises $16M for Predictive Models of Student Achievement http://bit.ly/1z8px82
America has ISTE. UK has BETT. Here's @dick_taylor's roundup of Europe's biggest #edtech show: http://bit.ly/16OkBiZ
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Radio Shack bankrupt +++++++++++
RadioShack has filed for bankruptcy http://theverge.com/e/7747262 ... DLL Editor's Note -- This story/eulogies for RadioShack were also posted by TechCrunch, ZDNet, Wall Street Journal, Ars Technica, CNET, NY Times, Wired,
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More massive cyber attacks ++++++++++++
TurboTax halts e-filing for state tax returns amid reports of fraud http://theverge.com/e/7756100 ... This story also covered by Wall Street Journal, Fast Company, Bloomberg, ZDNet,
Health insurer Anthem discloses customer and employee data breach @Jeremy_Kirk http://www.computerworld.com/article/2879649/health-insurer-anthem-discloses-customer-and-employee-data-breach.html?nsdr=true … ... DLL Editor's Note -- This story also covered by TechCrunch, ZDNet, NY Times, Gizmodo, Wall Street Journal (requires subscription)
Your guide to the worst corporate hack attacks http://bloom.bg/1yNstbc
Investment firms become cybercrime focus, highlights insurance need http://zd.net/1CuZkHT by @ZDNetCharlie
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Here's a look at Twitter's quarterly user growth and its revenue over time http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2015/02/05/twitters-user-growth-falls-below-facebooks-for-the-first-time/ … $TWTR ... DLL Editor's Note -- This story also covered by Fast Company, The Verge, TechCrunch, NY Times, ZDNet, CNET, VentureBeat, Bloomberg,
LinkedIn connects with product growth and a forecast topping analyst estimates http://bloom.bg/1IbPZIB ... DLL Editor's Note -- This story also covered by ZDNET, TechCrunch, VentureBeat
Announcing the winners of the 8th Annual Crunchies Awards http://tcrn.ch/1AyFpqY
Where are the tech jobs? Don’t overlook Kansas and Utah.
http://on.wsj.com/1DBWfmz
The new Raspberry Pi 2: 6x faster, Windows 10, $35 http://zd.net/1AigMi7 via @the_pc_doc ... DLL Editor's Note -- This story also covered by Wired, Fast Company, VentureBeat, TechCrunch
Google is partnering with academia to help figure out the Internet of Things http://f-st.co/VEyWiU9
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Directory ==> HERE
Google's grant to CODE2040 ++++++++
Google donates $775,000 in grants to Code2040 to improve diversity in tech http://theverge.com/e/7728216 ... DLL Editor's Note -- This story also covered by Wall Street Journal, Fast Company ... and Code2040
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Students have written 5 BILLION lines of code on our Code Studio (1B of those in the last 30 days!) #moveForward
the apps to be a @CODE2040 EIR w support from @GoogleForEntrep are rolling in! who do YOU know who should apply? http://code2040.org/entrepreneurs
RT @lo_toney: Thanks to @waynesutton and @buildupvc for hosting our conversation with Rev Jackson
Today we honor Kimberly Bryant(@6Gems), an engineer who founded @BlackGirlsCode. #BlackHistoryMonth
Create your profile today connect with a growing online community of #chicago #blacksintechnology. Please share! http://bit.ly/1zOX6mt
E. Tech Views -- Comments and Opinions ... Half Dozen + 4
Why Learning to Code is So Damn Hard http://fb.me/1YlqmPDXK
What I learned from Lean Startup Machine http://bit.ly/15nOe4f
thanks @mlevram for a great conversation on @CODE2040 and #diversityintech in @FortuneMagazine http://fortune.com/2015/02/05/lets-talk-about-race-baby/ …
TY @burohappold 4including "Serial Urban Innovator" founder @MajoraCarter in Y-Mag http://issuu.com/burohappold/docs/y-mag-issue-4-page-turning … #DigitalNYC
Check us out in Inc magazine! Thanks @KathrynFinney! http://www.inc.com/kathryn-finney/5-organizations-building-the-diverse-tech-pipeline-outside-of-silicon-valley.html …
Will compsci become the new foreign language requirement? http://bit.ly/16x4LbE #edtech via @EdSurge
How to Make Micro-Credentials Matter http://bit.ly/1EBOnFa #edtech #edchat #edtechchat #microcredentials #badging
Big Data. Big Obstacles. http://shar.es/1or4le via @chronicle
One year in, it’s still Steve Ballmer’s Microsoft—Satya Nadella just runs it http://ars.to/16buyFZ by @drpizza
AI won’t end the world, but it might take your job http://wrd.cm/1LEmQVM
All of the events that announced this week can be found on the DLL's calendar ==> HERE
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