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Performance-based admissions open the door to a master’s in electrical engineering.

Coursera blog

Allen Xu enrolled in the Master of Science in Electrical Engineering (MS-EE) on Coursera when it was first announced in May of 2019. My background is in mechanical engineering with experience in III-IV compound semiconductor manufacturing. I worked mostly with electrical engineers on process development and integration.

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Freshman enrollment is up for the first time since 2019

Inside Higher Ed

million freshmen who enrolled in 2019, “this is a very promising sign for higher education,” said Doug Shapiro, the research center’s executive director. million freshmen enrolled in a college or university last semester, a 4.3 percent increase over fall 2021 and a healthy jump from the 2.24 percent.

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Unis and agencies work to leverage Bangladeshi market

The PIE News

“Key subject area interests include engineering, business management, and computer science, with growing interest for biological sciences and liberal arts.” “UK continued to be at number three or four on the preference list of Bangladeshi students.

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Assume the Best: Trust-Based Strategies for Empowering College Students

Faculty Focus

2014; Agarwal, 2019). Active learning increases student performance in science, engineering, and mathematics. Low-stakes practice: Use frequent formative assessments such as polls, quizzes, games, or writing and discussion prompts to reinforce and retrieve essential concepts. References Agarwal, P. Ambrose, S. Freeman, S.,

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Leveraging Materials Engineering to Improve Human Health

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Erika Moore Title: Rhines Rising Star Larry Hench Assistant Professor, Materials Science and Engineering, Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering, University of Florida Age: 31 Education: B.S., biomedical engineering, The Johns Hopkins University; Ph.D., Since 2019, Moore Wealth has gifted over $30,000 in scholarships.

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Small College America – Profile: Tuskegee University

Edu Alliance Journal

Programs include Engineering, Architecture, Business, Education, and Nursing & Allied Health, as well as a renowned College of Veterinary Medicine. Students complete a liberal arts core while pursuing majors in fields like engineering, agriculture, the sciences, business, and the humanities.

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Are graduation rates and input or an output? (redux)

Higher Ed Data Stories

Some programs (engineering, or accounting, for instance) will often be five-year programs by design, so lower rates at institutions with these types of programs will usually show up lower on this criterion. A note: I used 2019 mean SAT and ACT scores because that is the last "normal" year prior to COVID.