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Seal of Excelencia 2024

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The CSUEB Pathfinders Institute is dedicated to enhancing culturally relevant professional development through an intensive two-week program for faculty teaching critical first-year courses. Data informs decisions across key areas and workforce preparation for high-demand, high wage fields like IT, nursing and engineering.

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2023 Inspiring Programs in STEM Award Winners

Insight Into Diversity

INSIGHT Into Diversity 2023 Inspiring Programs in STEM Award winners are recognized for their exemplary and innovative initiatives designed to recruit and retain underrepresented individuals in science, technology, engineering, and math. The program includes a science fest, monthly virtual STEM nights, and a summer camp on campus.

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CSUN Receives Grant to Boost STEM, Arts Diversity at LA Colleges

Insight Into Diversity

Department of Education recently awarded a five-year, $3 million grant to California State University, Northridge, to increase the participation of underrepresented students and address equity gaps in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) and arts fields. All of the involved institutions are HSIs. Led by S.K.

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Learning Outcome Based Curriculum Framework: Best Practices and Case Studies in Higher Education

Creatrix Campus

In an engineering school, for example, project-based assignments where students create and prototype solutions to real-world issues may be part of the evaluation process. For instance, in a computer science curriculum, the objectives may include things like problem-solving abilities or programming language fluency.

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Hard Truths That Higher Education Has Evaded for Too Long

Inside Higher Ed

That inequities pervade American higher education, including gates that restrict entry into high-demand, high-salary majors in computer science, economics, finance, engineering and nursing. Accreditors could, for example, require institutions to undergo professional development training in teaching.

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Job search tips for entry-level roles

Coursera blog

Here are some options: Finding a mentor to learn from someone with experience in your field Working with a career counselor or career coach Networking with a professional development group Highlight your transferable skills. Visit Career Academy to explore options in business, marketing, software engineering, IT, and data analytics.

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University at Buffalo expands cutting-edge facilities to meet the needs of students, researchers and society

The PIE News

The University at Buffalo (UB) is experiencing remarkable growth in international enrollment, with students from 104 countries choosing UB for its focus on high-demand fields like computer science , artificial intelligence (AI), engineering, data science.