ACES Program Featured in U.S. News & World Report Story on Training a High-Tech Workforce

The Advanced Cybersecurity Experience for Students (ACES) program was recently highlighted in a U.S. News & World Report story about colleges and employers teaming up to train students with high-tech skills and experience.

The hope is that through these kinds of collaborations, employers will be able to then hire these tech-savvy students to fill positions in growing technology fields, such as cybersecurity, data analytics and more.

The ACES program, the nation’s first Honors living and learning program for undergraduates interested in cybersecurity, was launched in partnership with global security company Northrop Grumman Corp. The curriculum covers cybersecurity policy, economics, ethics, history and psychology along with the technology. ACES is led by Michel Cukier, associate director for education for the Maryland Cybersecurity Center with an affiliate appointment in UMIACS.

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