Bill de Blasio, mayor of New York city, yesterday announced an initiative to double the number of City University of New York students graduating with technology-related bachelor’s degrees by 2022.
The CUNY 2X Tech initiative aims to improve the retention and career-readiness of students at CUNY with $11 million in funding from the city of New York and $9 million in federal and private funding. The initiative also involves many industry partners such as LinkedIn, Viacom, and Facebook.
