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From the Military to the Ivy League: Two Veterans Pursue Dartmouth’s Online Master of Engineering

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John Murphy and Felix Hong have traversed unique yet parallel journeys, from serving their country to pursuing advanced degrees through Dartmouths online Master of Engineering in Computer Engineering (MEng). With his Post-9/11 GI Bill expiring in 2029, he knew this was his opportunity to explore getting his masters degree.

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Higher Education Faces Challenges: Rising Costs, Declining Enrollment, and Equity Issues

Insight Into Diversity

The higher education landscape in the United States is undergoing a seismic shift, with as many as 80 colleges and universities predicted to close by 2029. Financial struggles stemming from declining enrollment, skyrocketing tuition costs, and doubts about the value of a degree are at the heart of this crisis.

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Mapping the Legacy of RPI's First African American Woman Leader

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

After earning her bachelor’s degree, Jackson became the first African American woman to receive a doctorate at MIT. I thought I could make more of a difference at MIT because of its unique role in science and engineering.” Jackson did that by co-founding the Black Student Union. I felt it was important to try to make a difference.

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What is a ‘research culture’?

SRHE

From the end of the nineteenth century Oxford and Cambridge experimented with postgraduate Bachelors degrees awarded on the basis of a piece of original research. Vacancies’ for academic jobs commonly express a preference for a candidate to have a postgraduate degree but do not require it.