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 […]
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WDVM: Marymount University partners with Netflix, 2U to launch tech courses
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 […]
Washington Business Journal: Netflix, Lanham’s 2U choose Marymount University for tech education boot camp
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 […]
The Arlington Connection: Marymount University hosts Gov. Northam to sign bills for financial aid to Dreamers
On Monday, June 14, Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam visited the campus of Marymount University to hold a ceremonial bill signing for House Bill 2123 and Senate Bill 1387 in the Reinsch Auditorium. This legislation, which will take effect in August of 2022, makes Virginia students eligible for state financial aid if they are eligible for in-state tuition in […]
Clarity: 7 Questions with Irma Becerra
Name: Irma Becerra, Ph.D. Current title: President Current organization: Marymount University Dr. Irma Becerra took office as the seventh President of Marymount University on July 1, 2018. In her near-three years as President, she has launched the University’s new Strategic Plan, added market-driven academic programs and overseen the transition to a new academic structure, […]
CEO Magazine: “My formative years gave me a passion for knowledge”: Irma Becerra
“My formative years gave me a passion for knowledge,” she tells The CEO Magazine. After earning her bachelor’s degree and then a master’s degree in electrical engineering at the University of Miami, she became the first woman to earn a PhD in electrical engineering from Florida International University. Now, as the seventh President of Marymount University in […]
The Arlington Catholic Herald: Law expands student eligibility for financial aid in Virginia
Marymount University in Arlington welcomed the enactment June 14 of legislation that will make Virginia students eligible for state financial aid, regardless of their citizenship or immigration status, if other conditions are met. Marymount President Irma Becerra, a Cuban-born immigrant, said the legislation “will prove how Virginia is leading the way in the nation […]
Telemundo: Undocumented college students in Virginia will qualify for state financial aid
Virginia Governor Ralph Northam signed a law on Monday that would help undocumented students fulfill their dream of continuing their university studies. The bills were approved earlier this year by the Virginia House of Delegates and Senate and have finally been signed by Governor Ralph Northam. This new legislation allows all students to access financial support from […]
WTOP: Virginia governor signs law that expands eligibility for state financial aid
In what he called a move that will make the commonwealth more welcoming and inclusive, Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam signed a bill extending financial aid benefits to students who came to the country illegally and who are eligible for in-state tuition. “They are Virginians, in every sense of the word, except for the immigration […]
Sun Gazette: New Marymount chaplain brings wealth of experience
A native of Kenya has been tapped as the new chaplain at Marymount University, and will begin work Aug. 9 with Catholic Campus Ministry as part of the institution’s Office of Ministry and Spiritual Life. Rev. Gabriel Muteru was appointed to the post by Bishop Michael Burbidge. “We are excited to welcome Rev. Muteru […]