Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 18, 2024

Department of Energy and the State of Michigan have announced a collective award of cash incentives and grants totaling $75 million to build workforce development for Nel Hydrogen’s new factory to be built in Plymouth, Michigan.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 12, 2023

Erika Moore Title: Rhines Rising Star Larry Hench Assistant Professor, Materials Science and Engineering, Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering, University of Florida Age: 31 Education: B.S., biomedical engineering, The Johns Hopkins University; Ph.D., Manuel, professor and chair of Moore’s department.

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Insight Into Diversity

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

To support its AI Plus initiative, UAlbany embarked on its largest faculty cluster hire, bringing in 27 specialists across various departments, including political science, philosophy, and public health. In addition to advancements, UAlbany’s AI Plus Institute is also addressing the ethical implications of the technology.

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HEPI

OCTOBER 17, 2024

‘ Department of Science Innovation and Technology (DSIT) direction to Jisc’s funding body 2024 We are focusing on research security as a strategic imperative for the DRI. Get our updates via email Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

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The PIE News

JANUARY 30, 2025

The move comes ahead of a significant package of higher education reforms due to be announced this summer, which the government said “will put students first and cement universities status as engines of growth in their communities”, as it focuses on its Plan for Change to drive economic growth and raise living standards.

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The PIE News

APRIL 11, 2025

Students gain foundational knowledge in physics, mathematics, electrical engineering, information technology, and materials science, paired with practical internships in Taiwans vibrant semiconductor workforce. This program equips graduates with the skills to excel in a rapidly evolving industry.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Dr. Vernon Dunn, director of The Grainger Foundation Frontiers of Engineering at the National Academy of Engineers, first met Williams at one of the summer programs Williams ran at Xavier. Dunn says he speaks with Williams daily, seeking advice on managing people, navigating spaces, and how to best lead his program of young engineers.

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The PIE News

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Speaking to The PIE News , a UK Home Office spokesperson highlighted the departments measures to prevent such fraud in its own processes, and the penalties for those who are caught. We have stringent systems in place to identify and prevent fraudulent student visa application,” the spokesperson said.

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Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 25, 2023

But this one suggests that gender imbalances in departments exacerbate the issue. Studies have found gender bias before , but the new paper in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences describes a threat to both male and female faculty members’ futures in departments with lopsided numbers of men and women.

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HEPI

MARCH 16, 2025

Because the steady decline of German learners in the UK, of students pursuing German at the university level, the closure of language departments and the ongoing threat of further closures is a cause for concern. Why are we shouting out for German?

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Higher Ed Data Stories

DECEMBER 14, 2022

So if you type "Eng" you'll get Engineering as well as English At top right, you can help students find degree-earners who are like them, by filtering on gender or ethnicity Right below that, you can filter the colleges: What type, where they're located, and whether they have a religious affiliation or not.

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The PIE News

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

The calls for more allocation has now led to Indias finance ministry allocating INR 20,000 crore (1.8bn) to the Department of Science and Technology to initiate a private sector-driven R&D development fund. A coalition between engineering and medical schools is now underway to drive innovation in medtech, stated Agarwal.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 7, 2023

Department of Energy’s ( DOE ) Argonne National Laboratory and Brookhaven National Laboratory are partnering with University of Puerto Rico-Río Piedras ( UPRRP ) to expand UPRRP’s environmental sciences program and attract minority students underrepresented into the atmospheric and Earth system sciences and new energy workforce.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 15, 2024

The funding of two projects – one addressing postdoctoral researchers preparing for engineering/STEM education careers and one supporting youngsters - will build upon the community partnership between UH and Houston’s Third Ward neighborhood, says university officials. Henderson, an assistant professor in the William A.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 6, 2024

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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University Business

APRIL 21, 2025

Six of the 10 public institutions with the highest average ROI 40 years following a student’s enrollment predominantly focused on maritime-related fields, such as port and shipping administration, ocean engineering, the naval armed forces and the like. Take the UB survey: What kind of event are you excited about?

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HEPI

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

One of those involved is Dr Jose Norambuena-Contreras, a Senior Lecturer in Swanseas Department of Civil Engineering, originally from Chile, while Dr Francisco Martin-Martinez is a Lecturer at Kings College Londons Chemistry Department who hails from Spain. And that leads to the second place where this research originated.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

These investments include: $188 million in competitive grants to HBCUs through the Department of Education, including grants that will support R&D capacity building. Hawkins Centers of Excellence Program (Hawkins) and the Minority Science and Engineering Improvement Program (MSEIP).

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 20, 2024

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. Maisel calls the fifth year Ph.D.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Department of Education, the Upward Bound program works with students from six area high schools that are identified as potential first-generation college students. Data informs decisions across key areas and workforce preparation for high-demand, high wage fields like IT, nursing and engineering.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Carver Professor of Engineering at the University of Iowa College of Engineering. She was invited by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to serve as a member of their joint roundtable on advancing change in undergraduate STEM education. in industrial engineering from the University of Michigan; a B.S.

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HEPI

APRIL 15, 2025

Higher education has always played a critical role in skills development, from professional fields like Medicine, Dentistry, and Engineering to more recent models such as degree apprenticeships. With the new higher education reform expected in Summer 2025, the sector faces a pivotal moment.

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The PIE News

MARCH 14, 2025

The Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad, stands out as Indias top performer in the QS subject rankings, securing the 20th position globally in engineering mineral and mining.

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Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Department of Education, Office of Educational Technology. knowledge and practice in AI uses in specific contexts Together, with our students, we can turn to many free online options. California students to learn about AI and media literacy soon. link] Miao,F. & & Cukurova, M. AI competency framework for teachers.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 15, 2025

in Urban Planning and Engineering, Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea; PhD. University of California, Irvine (Civil and Environmental Engineering) Career mentors: Dr. Stephen Mattingly, UTA; Dr. Melanie Sattler, UTA Words of wisdom/advice for new faculty: Stay resilient and persistent.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 11, 2024

million gift upon Howard Community College in support of programming and scholarships in its science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) division. million gift upon Howard Community College to help support it science, technology, engineering, and mathematics division.

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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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Faculty Focus

MARCH 23, 2025

In the field of engineering, which is my academic background, traditional methods such as lectures, tutorials, and laboratory sessions are the dominant content delivery vehicles. Khameel Mustapha holds a PhD in mechanical engineering from Nanyang Technological University (Singapore).

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Insight Into Diversity

JANUARY 4, 2023

Department of Homeland Security, Science and Technology Directorate; U.S Department of Agriculture, National Institute of Food and Agriculture; National Institute of Standards and Technology and U.S. Department of Defense, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering. “In

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Inside Higher Ed

APRIL 5, 2023

Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, colleges and universities have made cuts to humanities departments, and the financial exigencies of the pandemic have only made the situation worse. Yet the humanities are crucial , even—or especially— in a world that prioritizes science, technology, engineering and math disciplines.

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HEPI

JANUARY 15, 2024

This research stems from the third phase of the ASPIRES project , based at UCL, which has tracked the career aspirations and plans of a cohort of young people in England from age 10/11 to age 21/22; with a focus on what shapes young people’s trajectories into, through and out of STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics).

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ACRLog

JANUARY 21, 2024

Throughout her tenure, she covered liaison duties that spanned across many Science and Engineering departments. I heard about this news during a monthly department meeting. Our department chair requested support and asked us to reach out if interested in taking over the STEM liaison roles.

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HEPI

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

We have all seen the media coverage with packed A&E departments, patients waiting for hours and being treated in corridors. By Darryll Bravenboer, Director of Apprenticeships and Professor of Higher Education and Skills, Middlesex University.

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University Business

DECEMBER 31, 2024

If we make these changes, this could be a profitable business and an important cog in the universitys economic engine. Department of Defense through Tampa-based U.S. I think this is the future of higher ed expanding into non-credit programming, he told his bosses. The gamble paid off. Special Operations Command.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 9, 2024

We graduate the very highest number of Black engineers, Black women engineers, Black agriculturists,” says Smith-Jackson. In our department we have an undergraduate research program that allows undergraduate students to work side by side with researchers in the College of Agriculture,” she says.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 1, 2023

.; and assistant professor in the physics and nuclear engineering department at the U.S. Shannon holds a bachelor’s in aerospace engineering and a masters in aeronautical science from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and a master’s in health physics and a Ph.D. in nuclear and radiological engineering from Georgia Tech.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 11, 2024

National Action Council For Minorities In Engineering The grants, totaling $2.5 Applications for funding were assessed for the quality of planned activities, the breadth of participating departments on campus, and the depth of institutional commitment to identifying and addressing systemic barriers to success in graduate education.

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