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New Jersey Institute of Technology ranked 14th nationwide for its online master's degrees in computer science, according to the latest research from UniversityHQ.org.

"While good computer science careers are available for bachelor’s degree holders looking to become computer science professionals, computer science graduate degrees open up an even stronger career path," the higher education company stated.

Emerging corporate partner Bank of America (BOA) hosted the Alumni Association of NJIT’s “Speaking of Careers” event at the company’s midtown Manhattan headquarters on March 28 for an audience of current students and recent graduates. The evening featured a panel of distinguished alumni who shared personal stories of their individual journeys from NJIT’s classrooms to the boardrooms of some of the country’s most influential companies.

When someone's job is to protect more than a trillion dollars, you take their advice on cybersecurity seriously — so we should listen to Arthur Hinds '17, TD Bank Group's global head of threat defense operations, who approaches his job by remembering basic lessons learned at NJIT and staying on top of the latest cybersecurity automation tools.

New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) has selected John Pelesko to serve as its next provost and senior vice president for academic affairs after a nationwide search. Pelesko, currently the dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Delaware (UD), will start on Aug. 1.

Research on trustworthy AI and machine learning earned a Best Paper award for Ying Wu College of Computing assistant professor Hai Phan at the prominent Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence annual conference in Washington last month.

In 2023, there are still a wealth of career opportunities in industries for students who demonstrate the right combination of ability, acumen, and soft skills. Such was the case for many Ying Wu College of Computing Students (YWCC) students who attended a fall on-campus recruitment event and subsequently were offered either full-time positions or internships with Bank of America in the next few months.

Dora Gomez ’18 walked the cozy, private dining room of Seasons 52 in Paramus, New Jersey greeting fellow NJIT alumni and swapping stories like she has done it dozens of times before. In truth, this was her first time helping to organize an NJIT alumni event as the new volunteer organizer for the northern New Jersey chapter.

Among 13 children in a struggling Ivory Coast family, it would have been understandable if Vincent Oria went into business, apprenticed to a tradesman, or dreamed of the soccer pitch. Instead, long before becoming chairman of NJIT's Department of Computer Science, he followed his schoolteacher father into the world of academics, concentrating on physics as he loved the applied mathematics of science.

NJIT’s Career Development Services hosted its marquee event, again besting attendance and participation numbers over its previous career fair. Taking a page out of the logistics-improvement playbook of participating companies like UPS, Johnson & Johnson, Raytheon and others, CDS implemented changes to improve candidate and employer efficiency and experience.

Today’s world is driven by data – and data science is what powers the engine in this rapidly expanding global ecosystem. To address the need for talent and knowledge in this emerging field, NJIT’s Departments of Data Science and Mathematical Sciences have launched a new Ph.D. in Data Science program, dedicated to growing the field and generating top-notch data scientists.