Inside Higher Ed

AUGUST 30, 2022

Blog: Learning Innovation 3 years ago , CU Boulder announced its first performance-based degree on Coursera, a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering (MS-EE). This degree removed applications entirely. Why can’t we reimagine it to truly test students’ ability to complete the work of the degree?

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 6, 2024

She previously served as assistant vice provost at North Carolina State University, as a program assessment consultant in the university’s Department of Chemical Engineering, and as an adjunct assistant professor in the College of Education at North Carolina State. Akinleye, who retires June 30.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 12, 2024

Jeremi London Jeremi London has been named assistant provost of academic opportunity and belonging in the Office of Undergraduate Education at Vanderbilt University. She served as associate professor of engineering education at Virginia Tech. London holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in industrial engineering and a Ph.D.

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Engineering Provost Degree Education 105

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 3, 2024

Sandra Hinski Sandra Hinski has been appointed provost and executive vice president of academic affairs at Coconino Community College. Hinski holds a bachelor’s degree in biology and a master’s in health sciences from Georgia State University as well as a Ph.D. in human systems engineering from Arizona State University.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 24, 2023

Farrukh Alvi Farrukh Alvi has been named associate provost for innovation, research & entrepreneurship in STEM at Florida State University. Alvi, a Don Fuqua Eminent Scholar, holds a bachelor’s degree in nuclear engineering from the University of California at Berkeley and a Ph.D.

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Engineering Provost Degree University 98

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 4, 2024

Jefferson holds a bachelor’s degree in mathematics from Morehouse College, a Master of Engineering from Cornell University, a Master of Science from Capella University, and a Doctor of Management from Colorado Technical University. He recently served as chief academic officer and provost at Lesley University.

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Community College College Provost Leadership 122

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 23, 2024

He returned this year to teach electrical engineering in the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering. Fuchs holds a bachelor’s degree in engineering from Duke University, Master of Divinity from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, and a doctorate in electrical and computer engineering from the University of Illinois.

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Leadership Engineering Provost Faculty 99

The PIE News

DECEMBER 19, 2023

In a bid to bring Heriot-Watt’s learning and teaching offering to an even broader international audience, the partnership will initially see the delivery of undergraduate dual-degree engineering programs to a new intake of 300 students per year. “We look forward to a long and successful partnership,” he added.

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Engineering Provost Higher Education Degree 124

The PIE News

APRIL 2, 2025

Thats a very unique thing about the conference this year, Venky Shankararaman, APAIE president and vice provost (education), Singapore Management University , told The PIE News. “We are here with 18 universities from Romania, representing diverse fields of study, including engineering, medicine, business, agronomic sciences, and more.

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Inclusivity Higher Education Provost Engineering 71

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 22, 2023

Pathways for Careers in Manufacturing and Engineering, a joint effort from Cal State Fullerton’s Extension and International Programs and the College of Engineering and Computer Science, has received $211,000 to spark community college students’, high schoolers’, and eventually, middle schoolers’ interest in the field of biomanufacturing.

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Computer Science Engineering Community College Provost 126

University Business

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

He routinely partnered with the provost and vice president of student affairs. Elmore currently serves as executive vice president and provost, a position she’s held since April 2020. Serving on the president’s senior leadership team since 2010, Boston College considers Butler an architect of its revamped core curriculum.

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University Computer Science Provost Leadership 52

Coursera blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Today, I am delighted to announce a Master of Science in Software Engineering from West Virginia University (WVU). This affordable degree is $20,940* and ranks in the top 30 online master’s in computer information technology programs in the U.S. By Betty Vandenbosch, Chief Content Officer at Coursera. according to Lightcast data**.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 9, 2024

Smith-Jackson, provost and executive vice chancellor for academic affairs. “As The number of master’s degree and doctoral degree programs continues to grow and the faculty is achieving national and international recognition for its research. We infuse ethics, character, and leadership with our courses as unique features.

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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

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

High-paying middle-skills occupations provide salaries in which individuals can out-earn most young people with a bachelor’s degree. Shortages in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) fields will be considerably less with only 10 major metropolitan areas expected to face a shortage.

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Degree Professional Development Community College Provost 121

Inside Higher Ed

APRIL 4, 2023

The half-day event promoted business and career advice and networking opportunities for science, technology, engineering and math students interested in pharmaceuticals and biotech, boosting students’ interest and confidence in postgraduate opportunities.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

We’re looking around the country, having discussions with potential employers to get a sense of the work of the future and the future of work, to start new academic degree programs that when our graduates finish, they will be in high demand and earn competitive salaries,” says Wilson. with some college and no degree.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 26, 2024

Black students who enrolled at non-HBCU four-year institutions were 24 percentage points less likely to complete a bachelor’s degree in six years or less. million Black students who took the SAT between 2004 and 2010, revealed that students who enrolled at an HBCU were 14.6 percentage points more likely to graduate than their counterparts.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Byrd, former special advisor to the provost at Georgia State University (GSU), said that institutions are struggling to diversify their faculty. Dr. Amer Ahbed, vice provost for DEI at UVM, said his institution is excited to be among the initial participants in this database. We’ve not seen the growth that we want. asked Byrd.

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Provost Inclusivity Retention Faculty 111

Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 21, 2023

Researchers with Lightcast, a labor market analytics firm, found four-year public universities and larger institutions, whether public or private, are more likely to see new degree programs prosper, according to an analysis of federal data on degree conferrals. percent success rate for 2,194 associate degree programs.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Back in September, Western Michigan University—a public research institution located in the southwestern corner of the state—released its fall 2024 enrollment and retention numbers, much to the delight of the school’s provost, Dr. Julian Vasquez Heilig. The fact that we had an increase of 3% last year, we don’t take that for granted.”

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

In my previous institutions, we studied courses that were bottlenecks that stopped or slowed student progress toward a degree. Chase’s experience and “transformational ideas … will elevate the student experience across the UH system,” added Khator, who is also president of UH.

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Students Retention Provost Academia 98

Coursera blog

APRIL 13, 2023

To help learners adapt to this new future, Coursera is announcing new degrees, Professional Certificates, and other content offerings from leading universities and industry educators. With pricing under $20,000, all new degrees offer exceptional affordability and accessibility, especially well-suited for working adults.

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Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 18, 2023

Large-scale quantitative data such as these provide an invaluable evidence-based context about the areas of scholarship in which institutions are investing new faculty lines, a matter of interest to deans of graduate schools and provosts alike. Olejniczak is director of Academic Analytics Research Center.

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Arts And Sciences Humanities Liberal Arts Provost 104

EAB

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Our researchers analyzed job postings data nationwide to determine the top 50 most in-demand skills for professionals with a master’s degree. Software development” and “software engineering” appeared among the top 50 in-demand skills. The chart below features the top 50 most in-demand skills for graduates of master’s-level programs.

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Computer Science Adult Education Law School Provost 98

Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

To learn more about Michigan’s approach to integrating open online learning and extended reality and what they have learned, I spoke to my friend James DeVaney , associate vice provost for academic innovation and founding executive director of U-M’s Center for Academic Innovation , to learn more.

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Learning Experience Environment Provost Technology 120

eLiterate

DECEMBER 1, 2022

It turns out that only top-tier universities take advantage of the opportunity to recruit international students at a time when more of the world is looking for a US college degree. They can also partner with their four-year universities that have budgets to build recruitment engines.

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HEPI

MAY 11, 2023

This guest blog has been kindly written for HEPI by Professor Warren Manning, Provost for Innovation and Research at the University of Derby, and Dr Jenna Townend, FHEA, Principal Adviser to the Vice-Chancellor at the Uni versity of Derby.

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University Business

JUNE 6, 2023

When it comes to high earning potential, degrees in data and computer science are among the hottest assets a bachelor’s student can earn. Specifically, a computer science degree from Stanford is the tenth-best for high pay, according to the HEA Group and College Scorecard. More from UB: Good news!

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Computer Science Education Students Provost 52

HEPI

JUNE 17, 2024

Taking a team approach, individual members of staff worked with educational experts from Imperial’s educational development unit and Ed Tech Lab to stress test their assessments, learning basic AI prompt engineering to explore how robust the assessments really are. Professor Alan Spivey, Associate Provost (Learning and Teaching) at Imperial.

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Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 20, 2023

” Perplexity measures the degree to which ChatGPT is perplexed by the prose; a high perplexity score suggests that ChatGPT may not have produced the words. He recounted the story of an engineering professor he knew years ago who assessed students by administering oral exams.

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Computer Science Humanities Technology Provost 145

University Business

JUNE 28, 2024

Leadership at the community college recognized her development of two applied bachelor’s degrees and her contribution to the Idaho Launch Initiative Policy , which covers up to $8,000 in tuition for graduating seniors attending college for a high-demand job, East Idaho News reports. Prezant – Farmingdale State College (N.Y.)

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 15, 2023

This means that the total approximate cost of a bachelor’s degree is $4,860, and scholarships are available for those who cannot afford those rates. For example, those with a high school diploma who pass two of the university’s courses earn status as degree-seeking students. All these are free at UoPeople.

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EAB

JANUARY 17, 2023

While many university leaders express interest in launching cybersecurity master’s degrees , increasing competition and market concentration threaten all new programs’ ability to capture student attention. The grad programs presidents and provosts are prioritizing. Software Engineering. Information Systems. Vulnerability.

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Adult Education Provost Recruitment Computer Science 52

EAB

AUGUST 9, 2023

Cooper Medical School of Rowan University Fostering sense of belonging among Black undergraduate students Melissa McGuire, Ph.D.,

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Arts And Sciences Provost Deans Retention 52

University Business

AUGUST 5, 2024

The former provost, dean, professor and Allegheny alumnus credits this buzz to how the institution has revitalized what a small, liberal arts education is in a 21st-century economy. ” More from UB: Do college degrees lead to better jobs?

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Liberal Arts Arts And Sciences Provost Leadership 52

The PIE News

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

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.

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