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NYU Gives 700,000 Alumni Free Google AI Certificate

6/10/2026

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NYU announced free Google AI Professional Certificate access for all alumni.
The seven-course Coursera program, which current students already receive through the Google AI for Education Accelerator, can be completed in about six months, carries a college-credit recommendation, and could serve 700,000 alumni.
NYU officials said the initiative addresses the AI-skill gap highlighted by a New York Federal Reserve (Fed) study linking remote work to 64 percent of unemployment among recent graduates.

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NYU announced free Google AI Professional Certificate access for all alumni.
The seven-course Coursera program, which current students already receive through the Google AI for Education Accelerator, can be completed in about six months, carries a college-credit recommendation, and could serve 700,000 alumni.
NYU officials said the initiative addresses the AI-skill gap highlighted by a New York Federal Reserve (Fed) study linking remote work to 64 percent of unemployment among recent graduates.