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Virginia Tech’s CEED Program Builds Pipelines to Engineering

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Starting with programs for middle and high school students, through supports for graduate students, the Center for the Enhancement of Engineering Diversity (CEED) at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) has provided inspiration, insight, encouragement, and community for engineering students.

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

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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.

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These 18 schools are offering the most competitive AI tracks for undergrads

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Carnegie Mellon University became the first in 2018. in Artificial Intelligence and Decision Making , melding interdisciplinary research across electrical engineering, computer science, statistics, operations research and brain and cognitive sciences. Colleges and universities have slowly begun to launch undergraduate degrees in AI.

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Former K-12 Teacher Voted AERA President-Elect

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An AERA fellow, she was elected to AERA’s Executive Board and Council from 2018 to 2021, has been liaison to AERA’s Graduate Student Council and International Relations Committee, and co-edited Review of Research in Education, an AERA peer-reviewed journal.

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Effective Learning with Pre-Laboratory Videos: A Practical Teaching Strategy 

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Creating optimal pre-lab videos The applicability of pre-lab videos span across a variety of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) laboratory-based disciplines including biology, chemistry, physics, anatomy, physiology, kinesiology, and engineering. Engineering Education 4 (2): 70–75. 2022; Ouyang et al.,

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HBCUs: Catalysts for Economic Empowerment and Community Growth

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For over 150 years, Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) have not only been sites of academic excellence but also powerful economic engines in their local and regional communities, leaving a lasting mark on the nation's landscape. Dr. Levon T. billion to their local and regional economies.

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Does a winning football team boost college enrollment?

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Boise State’s enrollment jumped from a stagnant 18,876 in fall 2006 to 24,145 in spring 2018. Campus infrastructure blossomed, with new buildings all over campus, from dormitories to an alumni center to new engineering and business academic buildings, according to the story. The percentage of students from out of state skyrocketed.

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