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Plan B Propels Engineer to Higher Ed Leadership

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In a career that has included both academia and the private sector, Dr. Teik C. That began my pathway forward and my love of engineering.” in mechanical engineering from Michigan Technological University, his master’s degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Missouri-Rolla and his Ph.D.

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The Vision and Strategies of Engineers Canada (EC)

Creatrix Campus

The Vision and Strategies of Engineers Canada (EC) editor Fri, 04/28/2023 - 06:51 Engineers will be essential in determining the future of Canadian society as the nation's population expands, urbanizes, and becomes more interconnected. EC is Canada's national organization that represents the engineering profession.

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Toward a more inclusive peer-review process (opinion)

Inside Higher Ed

Those of us who work for university presses recognized over these difficult recent years that we needed to take practical steps not only to improve our processes but also to reflect on, articulate and further enact our values in our work—especially values of equity and inclusion. We knew the engine of peer review needed a tune-up.

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Challenges Persist for Early-Career Black Academics

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Yet another noticed anti-Black racism increase at their institution when the university publicly declared its commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI). There’s kind of Black academics in particular exiting academia at various stages. where Black people are far less represented in academia than they are in the U.K.,

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How CIOs can take advantage of the AI revolution

University Business

CIOs and their network support engineers constantly have to find creative ways to improve their network configurations to support the ever-growing number of devices on campus. Most importantly, CIOs must foster an innovative and experimental culture that will enable the network engineers to try out new AI solutions on the network.

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Generative AI in Higher Education: Navigating Policy, Ethics, and Skills Development

HEPI

Among the survey’s findings is the influence of AI on students’ academic interests, with computer science surpassing engineering as the top subject choice. The policy imperative for universities It is essential for universities to be proactive about guiding AI’s use in academia.

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Driving the Research

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

But she also held a fascination with math, specifically with how math can be used to create tools and engineer solutions to problems. She’s found a way to pursue both, having earned a bachelor’s degree in biomedical engineering from the New Jersey Institute of Technology and now working toward a Ph.D. Grad school is so difficult.