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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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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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NASA Awards University of Houston $1.2 Million to Strengthen Diversity in STEM and Aerospace Engineering

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million to grow diversity initiatives in STEM and aerospace-related engineering fields and address barriers to access and success for historically underserved and underrepresented students. Henderson, an assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering at UH and the project’s principal investigator.

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These public colleges and MSIs are powerful economic engines

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Low-key public colleges and minority-serving institutions, commonly known as MSIs, are serving as strong engines for economic mobility for the average American, according to new data by Third Way, a center-left think tank focused on improving learner outcomes. 66% California State University-Dominguez Hills $55,181 $38,446 0.72

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In defence of international education 

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Professor Elena Rodriguez-Falcon FREng PFHEA is the Provost and Chief Academic Officer of international education provider Study Group. I’ve also received awards for my work on education innovation, as an advocate for women in STEM and as a proudly LGBTQ+ leader in education. I’ve travelled a long way.

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NSF Grants Fund STEM Education Equity in Houston

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The University of Houston has received two new grants designed to address barriers that prevent low-income and underrepresented students from pursuing STEM education. Brookshire Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, who is leading the two projects. Henderson, an assistant professor in the William A.

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Collaborative digital research infrastructure – the engine driving efficiencies in research and innovation  

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This blog was kindly authored for HEPI by Victoria Moody, Director of Higher Education and Research at Jisc. Building a federated future Jisc runs the UK’s National Research and Education Network (NREN) and leads the development of sector-wide foundational digital infrastructure for research.