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Level 7 Apprenticeships: Babies and Bathwater

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After all, they might argue, businesses dont exist to do the governments job of workforce planning or social engineering. Meanwhile, apprenticeships have failed to be the hoped-for driver of social mobility for those who dont pursue university pathways. Just 5% of apprentices were eligible for free school meals.

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Forging Engineering Pathways

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Favour Nerrise Institution:   Stanford University Graduate Program:   Ph.D., Electrical Engineering Education:   B.S. in Computer Science and Mathematics with minors in Global Engineering Leadership and Arabic, University of Maryland Mentors:   Joyce D. It might end up causing more disadvantages in the system.”

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The Future of Equitable AI in Higher Education

Insight Into Diversity

The council is composed of representatives from historically Black colleges and universities, tribal colleges and universities, Hispanic-Serving Institutions, and Asian American, Native American, and Pacific Islander-serving institutions, all institutions of higher education serving groups who have been marginalized.

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Furman University and 14 Others Collectively Awarded $8.625 Million to Improve Inclusion for STEM Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Furman University and 14 other institutions have collectively been awarded $8.625 million to improve inclusion for students in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). Furman will receive $931,600 of the $8.625.

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The Office for Students needs to walk and chew gum – by Jo Johnson

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This blog is by Jo Johnson, Executive Chairman of FutureLearn, a Member of the Council of the Dyson Institute of Engineering and Technology and a Visiting Professor of Kings College London. He served as Universities and Science Minister under David Cameron, Theresa May and Boris Johnson.

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Women STEM students up to twice as likely as non-STEM students to have experienced sexism

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Even in subjects where equivalent numbers of men and women participate, however, many women are still disadvantaged by everyday sexism. The main perpetrators of this sexism were not university staff, however, but were men STEM degree students. posters and leaflets are being sent to university STEM departments across the country.

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California Seeks to Expand Access for Community College Transfers Under New Plan

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Gavin Newsom (D) reached an agreement on a new pilot pathway program designed to facilitate student transfers between the University of California (UC) and the state’s community college system. By 2028-29, it will expand to at least 12 majors, including STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) fields, at UCLA.