Students, staff and political officials gathered at Marymount University to discuss how COVID-19 has affected higher education, and how the school plans to move forward as the pandemic continues. Former Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe was in attendance for the round table discussion on Wednesday, speaking with students and faculty about their educational experience during […]
By Irma Becerra and James Dyke Last year, Marymount University achieved a significant milestone when it was independently designated as the first Hispanic-Serving Institution in Virginia — an achievement acknowledged by Gov. Ralph Northam in his State of the Commonwealth address. By 2030, the Latinx population in the U.S. is expected to increase by 25%. […]
By Irma Becerra – Marymount University As the president of a minority-serving institution (MSI) in Marymount University, specifically the first designated Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) in Virginia, I am proud to be part of a community of institutions nationally that serve a critical role in leveling the playing field by providing quality postsecondary education to […]
Image courtesy of Getty. Irma Becerra is president of Marymount University, a comprehensive doctoral-granting university best known for its innovative curriculum. Last summer, university leaders across the country worked tirelessly to ensure all students could continue their studies during the global pandemic. Unfortunately, at the same time, a newly enacted national policy worked to accomplish […]
Image courtesy of Getty. Irma Becerra is president of Marymount University, a comprehensive doctoral-granting university in Arlington, best known for its innovative curriculum. Last summer, the crisis surrounding the Covid-19 pandemic found the world, including higher education leaders, struggling to navigate the uncharted territory of a global pandemic without a proven rulebook. It brought unprecedented challenges […]
Irma Becerra is president of Marymount University, a comprehensive doctoral-granting university in Arlington, best known for its innovative curriculum Growing up in Puerto Rico as a Cuban immigrant, the question was never if I was going to college, but what I would study. I moved to Miami to live with my grandmother and attend the […]
Today, we sit down with the President of Marymount University (Dr. Irma Becerra) where she shares the start of her academic and professional worlds that took her from Cuba up to Florida and eventually to Arlington, Virginia. From there, she shares how she chose engineering, her vision of innovation and change for Marymount University […]
Marymount University announced a partnership with streaming giant Netflix and ed-tech company 2U, Inc. to offer free online boot camps in data science and engineering for its undergraduates. Beginning in August, “Netflix Pathways Boot Camps” will offer three for-credit boot camps in data science, Java Engineering, and UX/UI at the Virginia university. Designed by seasoned tech […]
Marymount University announced a partnership with streaming giant Netflix to provide online courses to teach students. Netflix and educational technology company 2U, Inc. are offering online tech boot camps in data science and engineering to all undergraduates at no cost to accepted students. The curriculum is designed to “further develop students’ industry-relevant technology skills and […]
Marymount University will work with Netflix and Lanham-based 2U Inc. (NASDAQ: TWOU) to teach tech skills and offer one-on-one mentorship to a group of students in the fall, a step toward filling the industry’s gap in connecting diverse talent with jobs. The companies are expanding their boot camp programs — which offer classes in […]
