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Olin College President Steps Down Amid Financial Strain, Latest in String of Higher Ed Leadership Exits

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Gilda Barabino, president of Olin College of Engineering in Massachusetts, will leave her position at the end of the academic year, adding to the growing list of higher Dr. Gilda Barabino education leadership departures. However, financial difficulties continued to plague the institution under her leadership.

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International Women’s Day: Black Women Shaping the Future of Academia

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Professor Lisa-Dionne Morris is Professor of Public & Industry Understanding of Capability Driven Design in the School of Mechanical Engineering, and the Engagement Champion for the EPSRC EDI Hub+, at the University of Leeds. In the US, Black women account for just 2% of science and engineering roles.

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ASHE Conference Urges Humanization of Higher Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

LAS VEGAS-- Dr. Joy Gaston Gayles opened the 47th annual conference for the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE) in Las Vegas with a call to disrupt the systemic oppression keeping marginalized populations from accessing higher education and burning out academics working toward greater diversity, equity, and inclusion. “If

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The Genesis of a Research Agenda on Black Males in Engineering

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

This group, smaller in number, comprised almost exclusively Black and brown graduate students in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields. That early intellectual curiosity was the impetus for my brand-new “Black Males in Engineering” (BME) project. Even more, I wondered, “What are they retaining each other from?”

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Small College America – Profile: Tuskegee University

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Programs include Engineering, Architecture, Business, Education, and Nursing & Allied Health, as well as a renowned College of Veterinary Medicine. Students complete a liberal arts core while pursuing majors in fields like engineering, agriculture, the sciences, business, and the humanities. military history.

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The Importance of Women’s Leadership in Higher Education

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Things are looking up… There have been positive trends and progress in promoting women’s leadership in higher education in recent years. There is still a fair amount of work to be done. Women are underrepresented in senior leadership positions across all disciplines, with only 28.4% But we’re not there yet.

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Algorithmic Bias Continues to Negatively Impact Minoritized Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

As institutions of higher education turn to AI machine learning and data-driven algorithms to make their work more efficient, a new study published in the American Educational Research Association (AERA) peer-reviewed journal , AERA Open , reminds administrators that algorithms can be racially biased.

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