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Ask not what you can do for engineering…

HEPI

Engineering is a UK powerhouse sector, growing in all UK regions and impacting all economic sectors. Engineers design, build and maintain the infrastructure, products and services that our economy and society depend on, provide life-saving medical devices, and are the drivers in our transition to a more sustainable world.

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Coppin State University: A Renaissance of Purpose and Progress

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

This past fall, Coppin welcomed Wes Muhammad, a 14-year-old from Baltimore into its largest freshmen class since 2011. Muhammad, a cybersecurity engineering major, is the youngest first year student in the schools history. Coppin was always my first choice, says Muhammad.

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Small College America – Profile Earlham College

Edu Alliance Journal

The college also offers a 3+2 Engineering Program , where students spend three years at Earlham before transferring to an affiliated university, such as Columbia or Case Western Reserve, to complete an engineering degree. Leadership Continuity Since 2011, Earlham has had four Presidents and one interim.

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Carnegie Mellon–Africa receives $275M investment

Inside Higher Ed

The graduate school has offered two-year master’s degrees through CMU’s renowned college of engineering since 2011. CMU-Africa was established as CMU-Rwanda in 2011 as a partnership between the Rwandan government and the Pittsburgh-based university renowned for its engineering and technology programs.

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Report: More Women and Communities of Color in STEM Than in Past Years

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Women earned half of science and engineering bachelor's degrees and 49% of associates degrees, yet only represented about 35% of the STEM workforce, with wages consistently lower than men's, according to the report. Currently, the STEM workforce includes 12.3 million women (35% of the STEM workforce), 8.3

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Billion-dollar business: These are higher ed’s top 30 R&D performers

University Business

billion on research and development in math, science, engineering and other major fields during FY 2021, an increase of $3.4 Higher ed R&D got a jolt from the largest increase in federal R&D spending since 2011, when Great Recession relief funding came to the rescue. Academic institutions spent $89.9

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A Continued Commitment to Community

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Associate Engineering Program at Wright College (EPW) Part of the City Colleges of Chicago, Wright College is home to an engineering cohort program that has grown from nine students at its inception to 550 today. Espiritu says EPW creates a sense of belonging in the engineering program and in the profession.