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Report: English Majors Employed at Comparable Rates, Educators Can Do More to Prepare Students for Careers

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In fact, this rate for English majors puts it below the unemployment rate for computer and information services majors, 2.8%, though still higher compared to a number of other majors – business, engineering, philosophy, physical science, and history. in history. “I And in the U.S.

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UCD appoints first female president in 169 years

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At University College Dublin, International Women’s Day was even more significant this year with the historic appointment of the university’s first woman president in its 169-year history. Feely earned her bachelor’s degree at UCD, and her master’s and doctoral degrees in electrical engineering from the University of California, Berkeley.

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President Moves: Morehouse’s ‘record-breaking’ leader announces retirement

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The company was acquired by Spotify in 2014, where Lucchese later founded the “Creator” team to provide services directly to musicians. Thomas has also overseen substantial infrastructure investments and raised more funds than any president in Morehouse’s 157-year history.

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France Alumni Day celebrates diversity and talent of int’l students

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The global celebrations aim to bring alumni together and highlight the strength of the France Alumni network , which was launched in 2014 and now brings together more than 372,000 members worldwide. The network allows international alumni in France to stay connected with their peers and with France.

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The Journey to Space…City Leicester

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When Space Park Leicester was conceived in 2014, there was no discernible commercial space industry in the City or County. The university has long been a hub of academic excellence in space research, including, earth observation and geospatial analysis, physics and astronomy, instrumentation and space engineering.

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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.

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On a Mission: Damon L. Williams Jr., Takes on the World

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Dr. Vernon Dunn, director of The Grainger Foundation Frontiers of Engineering at the National Academy of Engineers, first met Williams at one of the summer programs Williams ran at Xavier. Dunn says he speaks with Williams daily, seeking advice on managing people, navigating spaces, and how to best lead his program of young engineers.