Last update: Sunday 3/1/15 @ 2:00 am
This week's cover = photo from tweet about Net Neutrality
... Other top stories ==> Snowden does Reddit
... Google's AI learns to win ... and the Internet remembers Spock
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 2/28/15 @ 5 pm ... Links to previous editions of the Dozens can be found ==> Back issues.
Cover Story ++++++++++++
Everything you need to know about today's huge #NetNeutrality victory http://theverge.com/e/7880908 ... DLL Editor's Note -- This story also covered by TechCrunch, Re/code, Computerworld, Wired, ZDNet, Wall Street Journal, VentureBeat, NY Times, Gizmodo, Mashable Tech, CNET, Market Watch,
... and the angry, sarcastic, net-biased responses covered by ZDNet, Ars Technica, VentureBeat, Mashable Tech.
President @BarackObama thanks everyone who stood up for #NetNeutrality http://theverge.com/e/7879994
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A. HBCU Media ... Dozen
Dori Maynard: Reflections on technology and diversity in the news business: http://youtu.be/JIEnVv0QcDs via @YouTube
Tuskegee receives historic $885K technology grant from TMCF. http://www.hbcudigest.com/articles/0215/tuskegee-receives-885k-tmcf-microsoft-software-grant.html …
William Edward Burghardt Du Bois, an activist, historian, and sociologist and @Fisk_University alumnus was born... http://fb.me/794CdXWbB
We're happy to announce that @Blackstone has awarded Black Founders a $100,000 grant to support hackathons at HBCUs #BXInnovationGrants
#hbcu #nsu Norfolk State students win hack-a-thon with 'Roomie' app: Norfolk State Univ... http://binged.it/1alvdHv http://bit.ly/16rivnb
A brief statistical profile of the community of #HBCUs ... #hbcu #highered 2 ==> http://hbcu-levers.blogspot.com/p/a-brief-statistical-profile-of-hbcu.html …
Higher Education Grants of Interest to African Americans http://www.jbhe.com/?p=49004
Report Reveals 10 States Have Withheld Over $50 Million in HBCU Funding: http://www.blackenterprise.com/education/report-states-withheld-over-50-million-hbcu-funding/#.VOzSbNJD7OM.twitter
CAMPUS: Creating #BlackHistory one #wiki page at a time: http://goo.gl/T1OiKN @AfricanaCarr #BlackFutureMonth
UVI’s First Hackfest Feature Story Posted to UVI Homepage http://www.uvi.edu/announcements/articles/current/hackfest_feature_story.aspx …
#RISE to Focus on Strategies to Boost Achievement for Males of Color http://diverseeducation.com/article/70139/ by @jamalericwatson #menofcolor
How can universities use MOOCs to recruit students? (essay) @insidehighered http://ow.ly/3xjrNb
Open source textbooks saved college students on average $128 per course, according to a report: http://bit.ly/1AdFL05
The 2014 CDS Benchmarking Report and Almanacs are now available. This and more in the February CDS Update: http://iz4.me/AR1Z5B1
MOOCs: An Education in Diversity - Higher Education http://ow.ly/3xfiYj
Program's Extra Support for Community-College Students Is Paying Off http://shar.es/1WZAK6 via @chronicle
Students at @michiganstateu are testing telepresence robots for synchronous hybrid course http://campustechnology.com/articles/2015/02/24/michigan-state-tests-telepresence-robots-for-online-students.aspx … via @Campus_Tech
As high-tech teaching catches on, students with disabilities can be left behind http://chronicle.com/article/As-High-Tech-Teaching-Catches/190341/ …
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation is aggressively funding projects in digital publishing:
http://bit.ly/17XlIwg
How Google and Coursera may upend the traditional college degree http://ow.ly/JC5u0
An Online Kingdom Come: How @LibertyU became an unexpected model for the future of higher education http://chronicle.com/article/How-Liberty-U-Became-an/190247/ …
A Calif. university (@AlliantU) becomes 1st nonprofit to move to benefit corporation status - mostly 4profits so far: http://bit.ly/1B6oOtQ
Top Story #1 ... Snowden +++++++++
In Reddit AMA, Snowden says he regrets not coming forward sooner. Other highlights here: http://zd.net/1B5Xpbv ... DLL Editor's Note -- This story also covered by Wall Street Journal, VentureBeat, TechCrunch, Gizmodo ... plus a related background note about the film in Ars Technica ... and the Reddit AMA
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Top Story #2 ... Google's AI Games +++++++++
Google's AI is now insanely good at playing Space Invaders http://gizmo.do/7baMu18 ... DLL Editor's Note -- This story also covered by Wired, VentureBeat, Re/code, NY Times, The Verge, Bloomberg,
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Google launches Android for Work app and Google Play for Work app store http://wp.me/p5hvhT-6ZY5 by @jordannovet ... DLL Editor's Note -- This story also covered by Wired, TechCrunch, The Verge, ZDNet, VentureBeat, Re/code,
Mac OS X is the most vulnerable OS, claims security firm http://zd.net/1BSVad0 via @ZDNet & @the_pc_doc
The believers: The hidden story behind the code that runs our lives http://chronicle.com/article/The-Believers/190147/?cid=wc&utm_source=wc&utm_medium=en
Lenovo website DNS record hijacked; signs point to Lizard Squad http://zd.net/1vzYIi5 via @ZDNet & @sjvn ... DLL Editor's Note -- This story also covered by Gizmodo, Mashable Tech, The Verge,
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Google's suggested skill sets for prospective employees ==> https://www.google.com/about/careers/students/guide-to-technical-development.html …
Here’s our list of the top 33 coding bootcamps in 2014. Do you agree? https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/2xdykv/top_33_coding_bootcamps_in_the_world/ …
2 yrs ago, we launched @codeorg with a video, to inspire interest in computer science. This note sums up EVERYTHING. http://ow.ly/i/8MSgk
Hatcher dreams of closing tech divide for Black youth http://tinyurl.com/kycut6k #diversityintech
DLL Storify of @techsofcolor Town Hall Meeting in Atlanta -- Thursday 2/26/15 ... #DiversityInTech ==> http://hbcu-levers.blogspot.com/2015/02/dll-storify-of-toc-atl-town-hall.html
USA Today: Changing the world through hackathons http://ow.ly/Jz8qO
Top Story #3 ... Spock ++++++++++++
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The Internet remembers Leonard Nimoy http://wrd.cm/1vGKzQa ... DLL Editor's Note -- Mr. Spock's passing also noted by Re/code, NY Times, Gizmodo, The Verge, Fast Company,
Star Trek Online game developers are building a digital memorial to Leonard Nimoy http://theverge.com/e/7891066
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Cybergeddon: Why the Internet could be the next “failed state” http://ars.to/1tmPJzF by @thepacketrat
Robots are taking on skills once thought to be uniquely human. So, what's that mean for jobs? http://on.wsj.com/1BvcYLN
The Push for Net Neutrality Arose From Lack of Choice http://nyti.ms/1DWbLNM
The Economist | Smartphones: Planet of the phones http://ow.ly/3xfAJk via @theeconomist
Lessons Learned at Female Founders Conference http://huff.to/1whGmTK via
All of the events that announced this week can be found on the DLL's calendar ==> HERE
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