Coursera blog

AUGUST 29, 2023

This online degree from UC Berkeley’s College of Engineering will upskill engineers and expand access to world-class education. Working professionals need a flexible, industry-responsive program that reflects the interdisciplinary nature of modern engineering. engineering jobs* that require or prefer a master’s degree.

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Insight Into Diversity

AUGUST 25, 2023

Researchers at Christopher Newport University (CNU) have received a grant from the National Science Foundation to explore how gender, race/ethnicity, and social identity impact STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) faculty experiences.

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Insight Into Diversity

AUGUST 20, 2024

Each year, instructors share their course materials for a lesson study aimed at improving student engagement and achievement through “equity strands” such as standards-based instruction, complex instruction, culturally relevant pedagogy, and teaching for social justice.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 5, 2023

Industrial Engineering and Management Sciences, Northwestern University; M.S., Williams, associate dean for inclusive excellence in the College of Engineering at Georgia Tech. As they explored things such as changing school start times and bus schedules, he saw the equity issues that could arise.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 1, 2023

Associate Engineering Program at Wright College (EPW) Part of the City Colleges of Chicago, Wright College is home to an engineering cohort program that has grown from nine students at its inception to 550 today. Espiritu says EPW creates a sense of belonging in the engineering program and in the profession.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 20, 2023

According to the study, women in gender-balanced STEM fields (chemistry, math and biology) reported the most sexual violence, nearly three times more rapes than in non-gender-balanced STEM fields and more than in predominantly male STEM disciplines (engineering, physics and computer science). attempted rapes, the study found.

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Image: A new National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine report notes some improvement in minority representation in higher education related to science, technology, engineering, math and medicine (STEMM)—but not enough to match those groups’ share in the overall population.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 18, 2023

Dipayan Banerjee, a fifth-year doctoral student at Georgia Institute of Technology with a passion for teaching, is pursuing research that can have a societal impact regarding logistics and supply chain management as well as equity and fairness in the context of transportation.

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Insight Into Diversity

OCTOBER 18, 2022

This academic and professional development initiative encourages and assists students from underrepresented groups to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering, and math. . The college also ran two successful cohorts of the eight-week Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Student Passport Program.

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Insight Into Diversity

APRIL 4, 2024

As most recent Board Chair of the LEAD Fund (The Fund for Leadership, Equity, Access, and Diversity), Metzler exemplified dedication to inclusive excellence. Metzler pioneered the nation’s first Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion certification program at Cornell University. In a statement to ABC4.com,

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Yet another noticed anti-Black racism increase at their institution when the university publicly declared its commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI). This topic isn’t about what an individual can do differently,” says Burt, whose research focuses in part on the experiences of Black male graduate students in engineering.

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Inside Higher Ed

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Create a culture of shared responsibility for equity and student success. Make the promotion of equity and student success a team sport. It might also be worthwhile for department chairs to launch conversations about how to improve rates of equity and student success, for example, by doing more to identify students at risk of failure.

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Inside Higher Ed

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Gay, currently the Edgerley Family Dean of Harvard’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences, was hired after a search that began in July to replace Lawrence S. “My mom became a registered nurse and my dad a civil engineer. The daughter of Haitian immigrants, Gay will officially assume the position next summer. They came to the U.S.

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 27, 2023

Going even further, the state of Florida is defunding diversity, equity and inclusion efforts across the state; Texas’s governor has warned against DEI in hiring practices ; and Iowa , Utah and West Virginia are all considering bills that would defund DEI initiatives or eliminate DEI statements in hiring. an historically Black college).

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Julian Vasquez Heilig Lori Gottschling For Vasquez Heilig—a prominent public policy researcher who has carved out a national reputation both in and outside academic circles for his scholarship on equity and innovation—the pendulum at WMU is swinging in the right direction. Equity has long been a part of Western Michigan University’s DNA.

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Inside Higher Ed

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Physics and engineering have long experimented with studio and collaborative design space concepts that have much in common with general purpose active learning classrooms. Weaver Science-Engineering Library, in a previously underused gym and in the main library. ” On Equity. ” The Active Learning Spacescape.

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

engineering schools, and it provided 18 examples that closely match U.S. The tool can develop starting-point content for relatively straightforward materials such as a press release, dean’s message or LinkedIn post. I asked ChatGPT to identify the top U.S. News & World Report ’ s 2023 list.

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Faculty Focus

JANUARY 14, 2025

He joined NYU SPS after serving as the Dean of the School of Professional Studies at Manhattan University. He has taught diverse student audiences, including K-12, undergraduate, and graduate students.

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HEPI

MARCH 3, 2025

Dave McCall is a Placement Tutor, De Montfort University (DMU), and Zo Allman ( @zoe_a ) is Associate Dean (Academic) at DMU. A student preparing for an engineering placement might use ChatGPT to generate technical and behavioural questions, refining responses through iterative feedback. Levelling the Playing Field?

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 15, 2023

I thought I could make more of a difference at MIT because of its unique role in science and engineering.” A dean at MIT suggested she look at some industrial research labs. Jackson has also been an advocate for gender equity. “That forced me to think about what I was doing,” she said. “I

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EAB

AUGUST 9, 2023

Improve student persistence toward college and toward graduation by: Incentivizing faculty to engage in student advising and mentoring Encouraging students to develop a college-going mindset Offering completion and retention grants Making sure the right students and mentors are getting into peer mentoring programs Encourage lifelong learning through: (..)

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UW Presidential Blog

MAY 17, 2023

As a first-generation college graduate, Tricia knows first-hand how transformative higher education can be, and she is passionate about promoting equity and access to higher education, particularly in science, technology, engineering and math-related fields.

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UW Presidential Blog

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

He has been a champion for research and discovery, equity and inclusion, and the transformation of some of our most critical infrastructure for the long-term health of the UW. I thank him for his outstanding service. As I shared this summer, now is the time to initiate a national search for his successor.

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University Business

MARCH 6, 2023

Carnegie Mellon University’s highly anticipated Cloud Lab will finally open its doors for student and faculty use in a soft opening in early July, and Glen de Vries Dean of the Mellon College of Science Rebecca Doerge is on a mission to make one thing clear.

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University Business

JUNE 29, 2023

Milo Riverso, for example, has leveraged his esteemed background in construction and engineering to win over Manhattan College’s Board of Trustees. In the 18 short months that Lynch led CSI, he has championed diversity, equity and inclusion and increased the institution’s financial health.

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University Business

APRIL 28, 2023

He has most recently served as vice president for diversity, equity and inclusion. He previously served as the Institute Community and Equity Officer at MIT and the chief diversity officer and senior associate provost at the University of South Carolina. John Dozier – Columbia College (S.C) The final year will be his tenth.

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University Business

JULY 24, 2023

Following Texas A&M University’s botched hiring of a new journalism director and the resignation of the college’s interim dean, the “DEI hysteria” that drew the national spotlight to the university has officially claimed the school’s president. Texas A&M President M.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 12, 2023

Natalia Rodriguez Title: Assistant Professor, Department of Public Health and Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University; Associate Director of Population Health and Health Equity, Regenstrief Center for Healthcare Engineering Age: 35 Education: B.S., engineering, the University of Pennsylvania; Ph.D.,

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University Business

MARCH 31, 2023

Presidents picking up at new schools John Nicklow While the jazz-playing Dr. Cole takes his talent to New Orleans, civil engineer Dr. John Nicklow is on his way out of The Big Easy to The Sunshine State. in civil engineering from Arizona State University. He received his Ph.D. The Benedictine president-elect holds a Ph.D.

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EAB

MAY 22, 2023

In addition to the technology, Edify partners can expand their team’s capacity using professional service hours which leverage EAB’s skills and expertise, like data science and data engineering. Users can also look at the data at different levels and attributes, identifying which groups of students are transferring and surfacing equity gaps.

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University Business

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Beginning as a professor of obstetrics and gynecology, she then went on to become the associate dean of diversity and inclusion for BU’s biological sciences division. A&T as an engineering professor, he is also the first school alum to lead the university, exemplifying his deep ties to the university. Martin, Sr.

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University Business

JULY 5, 2023

Roth and Amin Abdul-Malik Gonzalez, Vice President and Dean of Admission and Financial Aid, find the ruling tone deaf. The six judges in favor of eliminating affirmative action argued that considering race in college admissions is unconstitutional because it violates the equal protection clause of the 14 th Amendment.

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UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

He would drop off his homework, stay for tests, and then drive off to his next job so that he could pay for college and graduate as an electrical engineer. Before entering education, she worked in private equity doing turnarounds, or bridge financing. I say this all the time to my team: there is nothing as wasted hard work.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Key Takeaways for University Presidents and Boards Thoroughly Review the Report: University presidents, administrators, provosts, deans, and other leaders actively engage with the contents of the report. If it wants to fund Engineering, but not law it can do that. You can’t have an engineering school or the other way around.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

OCTOBER 11, 2023

11 October · Episode 176 How CSCU is Building Strong Institutional Foundations 27 Min · By Show Up Strong Online In Part 2 Chancellor Terrence Cheng of CSCU delves into building strong institutional foundations, bridging K-12 to higher education, ensuring equity, and the future of online learning. Terrence, welcome back to the show.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

OCTOBER 3, 2023

The first half of this two-part series with Connecticut State Colleges and Universities (CSCU)’s Chancellor Terence Cheng explores how CSCU partners with local businesses to ensure equity and workforce preparation for its majority-minority student population. State residents need equity. You’re also talking about social mobility.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

As numerous fellows entered the African American Hall of Fame at Morehouse College, the Dean of the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Division, Dr. Eddie Red, delivered a welcoming message, expressing his aspiration to one day be featured on the wall, as he, like many of us present, is destined for a greater purpose.

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