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Engineering a Path for the Forgotten: Meet the Professor Transforming Transportation Access - Dr. Kyung "Kate" Hyun

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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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#ShoutOutForGerman – A case for language learning and German at British Universities

HEPI

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. The German Embassy London and the German Academic Exchange Service are only two of the organisations behind this campaign.

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New Diversity Officer Departs Quinnipiac University

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Quinnipiac University’s chief diversity officer plans to leave the role at the end of December, according to The Quinnipiac Chronicle. Gersie is expected to return to Michigan Technological University “for personal reasons,” according to the Chronicle. 7 in an email from President Dr. Judy D.

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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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Funding university research “key in building innovation” in India

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University research support is extremely important. The Nvidias and Googles of the world have built products with the help of US university research. The Nvidias and Googles of the world have built products with the help of US university research.

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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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Don’t Just Witness History; Seize the Opportunity to Shape It

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And the stakes couldn’t be higher for historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), which for generations have punched above their weight. HBCUs are not only esteemed institutions of higher learning but also an unrivaled catalyst for social mobility and economic engines for their surrounding communities.

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