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These public colleges and MSIs are powerful economic engines

University Business

Low-key public colleges and minority-serving institutions, commonly known as MSIs, are serving as strong engines for economic mobility for the average American, according to new data by Third Way, a center-left think tank focused on improving learner outcomes. 66% California State University-Dominguez Hills $55,181 $38,446 0.72

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Number of Ph.D.s conferred dropped 5.4% in 2021

Inside Higher Ed

percent between 2020 and 2021, the steepest decline ever for the NSF’s annual census of new Ph.D.s. In numbers, 52,250 research doctorates were awarded across fields in 2021. The survey period for the forthcoming report ran from July 2020 to June 2021, a full year of the pandemic. production in 2021 to COVID-19.

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Report: Latinos Essential to Growing STEM Workforce

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Latinos are key when it comes the nation’s engineering and technology workforce, according to a new joint report from the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE) and the Latino Donor Collaborative (LDC). trillion in 2021 comes with 4.7% Simply our kids are too young to be engineers yet. are immense. of the U.S.

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Report: Student Interest in Pursuing Careers in Education on the Decline, But Enrollment in Intro Teaching Courses Rises

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Today’s high school students are showing less interest in pursuing careers in education, and teachers in the profession are feeling burnt out and underpaid, according to a new report from the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB). In those two states, on average, education-related subjects are the sixth most popular intended major.

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Postsecondary Education Critical for High-Earning Jobs of the Future

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

That’s according to a new report by the Center on Education and the Workforce (CEW) at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. " The Future of Good Jobs: Projections through 2031 " reminds readers that higher education has a critical role to play in the future earnings of their students and the stability of the American economy.

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Strategic Blended Learning in Higher Education

Faculty Focus

In spring 2021, inspired by feedback from students, I redesigned my two undergraduate education courses as blended learning courses. As we look to the future of higher education, blended learning might be the model students need as they navigate an ever-changing and ever-challenging world. 2019; Vallée et al.,

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Federal Research Partnerships Give Universities a Competitive Edge

EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

UF’s Applied Research in Engineering (FLARE) program, which is the applied and classified research arm of the university’s engineering college, collaborated with AFRL and other experts to design the facility.