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Virginia Tech’s CEED Program Builds Pipelines to Engineering

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Starting with programs for middle and high school students, through supports for graduate students, the Center for the Enhancement of Engineering Diversity (CEED) at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) has provided inspiration, insight, encouragement, and community for engineering students.

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Plan B Propels Engineer to Higher Ed Leadership

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“I then thought, because I was very good in math and science, perhaps I could become an engineer and design an airplane for others to pilot,” said Lim, who joined the NJIT in July 2022 as its ninth president and a distinguished professor of mechanical engineering. That began my pathway forward and my love of engineering.”

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STEPHANIE LUSTER-TEASLEY PASS

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Stephanie Luster-Teasley Pass Stephanie Luster-Teasley Pass has been appointed dean of the College of Engineering at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University. She served as interim dean of the college. in environmental engineering, both from Michigan State University.

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Martin Named North Carolina A&T Chancellor

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Steel Dean of Engineering in Pittsburgh’s Swanson School of Engineering. Martin holds a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering at The Citadel and a master’s and doctorate in civil engineering from Virginia Tech. He served four years as the U.S.

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PRADEEP SHARMA

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Pradeep Sharma Pradeep Sharma has been named dean of the Cullen College of Engineering at the University of Houston. He served as the college’s interim dean and previously as chair of the college’s mechanical engineering department. in mechanical engineering from the University of Maryland, College Park.

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KAREN A. THOLE

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Vlasic Dean of the University of Michigan’s College of Engineering. She serves as director of the START (Steady Thermal Aero Research Turbine) Lab at The Pennsylvania State University and as director of the Engineering Ambassadors Network. in mechanical engineering from the University of Texas at Austin.

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UC Berkeley partners with Coursera to launch a new and highly accessible master’s degree in engineering

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This online degree from UC Berkeley’s College of Engineering will upskill engineers and expand access to world-class education. The degree employs a new customizable program design to best meet the needs of working professionals. We constructed this innovative program to best prepare engineers for the future of work.”