Inside Higher Ed

OCTOBER 11, 2022

There are gated majors, typically in computer science, engineering and nursing, and, at my institution, business, that require students to earn a minimum GPA in an introductory course in order to declare a major. The resounding demands for equity within higher education heard far and wide during the summer of 2020 have, I fear, faded.

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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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Insight Into Diversity

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

The Emory Empathetic AI for Health Institute (Emory AI.Health) will work to develop and implement AI technologies to enhance patient health and wellness, emphasizing health equity by making care more affordable and accessible. Woodruff professor of biomedical engineering at Emory and Georgia Tech.

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Insight Into Diversity

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Creating equity in the classroom requires that educators anticipate individual student needs, consider the delivery and presentation of their content, assign coursework that has real-world meaning, and prioritize skills development — efforts that result in greater student success, according to experts and research.

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Campus Technology

DECEMBER 14, 2022

The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy has announced a slate of actions across government, philanthropy, industry, education, research, and community organizations aimed at eliminating systemic barriers in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and medicine (STEMM).

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 6, 2023

Wayne Gersie will become vice president for equity and inclusion at Quinnipiac University, effective Jul. I’m eager to help further the community-wide efforts and work collaboratively with all university stakeholders in championing equity, belonging and inclusivity for all members of Bobcat Nation.” He also serves on the U.S.

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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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Insight Into Diversity

DECEMBER 12, 2024

However, beneath these challenges lies a critical opportunity to prioritize inclusivity and equity in shaping the future of higher education. By focusing on inclusivity and equity, institutions can not only survive but thrive, creating opportunities for students from all walks of life to access quality education.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

We aim to eliminate equity gaps and continue to transform our institution into a Hispanic-graduating institution.” Michael Gutierrez “We believe that Hartnell College is an engine for economic vitality in our region and for students to move from poverty to prosperity,” says Michael Gutierrez, superintendent/president of Hartnell. “In

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Insight Into Diversity

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

The Council on Equitable AI urges policymakers, technologists, and funders to collaborate to ensure AI adoption prioritizes equity. Key components of the equity strategy include mitigating algorithmic bias through diverse datasets and promoting inclusive policymaking.

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EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

When five undergraduate engineering students from the University of Illinois Chicago began a project to narrow the digital divide in their community, they focused their efforts on the nearby neighborhood of Pilsen. Partnering with engineers from Cisco, they had just three weeks to…

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Edu Alliance Journal

APRIL 14, 2025

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.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Energy and excitement filled the McCormick Place Convention Center in Chicago, as over two thousand community college leaders, faculty, and staff gathered to share stories of access, equity, and inclusion at the 2023 Dream conference. But despite their efforts to increase access and opportunity for all, equity gaps remain. “We

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

While women have achieved parity in some STEM fields, such as biological sciences, they remain underrepresented in high-paying and high-demand areas like engineering and computer science. To ensure equity in STEM education, colleges and universities must take proactive steps to recruit, support, retain, and graduate minority students.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Black males need support from childhood through graduate education to improve, fulfill, and correct inequitable access to careers in science and engineering. Broadening Black males’ participation in science and engineering extends our country’s ability to solve our — and the world’s — grand challenges. Dr. Brian A.

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Insight Into Diversity

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Increasingly, this centers around health equity. To further advance advocacy and equity in health care, Johns Hopkins University (JHU) School of Nursing will launch a new program in 2023 to teach nursing students about policymaking. Experts from these universities say major national discussions on health care must include nurses.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 17, 2025

The college has achieved these results while serving many lower-income students, showing how intentional support systems can close equity gaps in higher education.

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

The Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology has dropped diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility from its accreditation criteria and supporting documents, a move made in response to federal pushback on DEIA, according to an email obtained by Inside Higher Ed.

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Creatrix Campus

MAY 15, 2023

Innovations in Engineering Education and Practice: The Engineering New Zealand Perspective editor Mon, 05/15/2023 - 06:37 The field of engineering is constantly evolving, and staying up-to-date with the latest innovations is critical for success.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

A brand-new video series that highlights the diverse experiences of Black boys and men in the science, technology, engineering and mathematic (STEM) fields, has launched under the direction of a prominent researcher at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Dr. Brian A. Dr. Brian A. Burt is also a 2019 Diverse Emerging Scholar. “We

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 9, 2024

Students from 77 historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) are set to participate as HBCU Scholars in the White House Initiative on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Gersie became Quinnipiac’s vice president of equity and inclusion July 31, charged with helping to develop strategies and execute programs that advance diversity, equity, inclusion, community, and social justice across the university. 7 in an email from President Dr. Judy D.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 31, 2023

Academia and industry alike have long grappled with the lingering issue of gender equity in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines and professions. but only 34% of the STEM workforce; they also earn only 24% of bachelor’s degrees in engineering, 24% in physics, and 21% in computer science.

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Insight Into Diversity

AUGUST 21, 2023

The Inclusive Intelligent Technologies for Education (INVITE) Institute uses AI (artificial intelligence) technologies to make STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) education more equitable in K-12 schools. The post Institute Uses AI to Promote Equity in STEM Education appeared first on INSIGHT Into Diversity.

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Insight Into Diversity

DECEMBER 6, 2024

million settlement to resolve a class action gender equity lawsuit, marking a significant step toward addressing pay disparities among its faculty. The settlement will provide back pay to 386 female faculty members and implement ongoing measures to ensure pay equity. The University of Colorado Boulder (CU Boulder) has reached a $4.5

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Insight Into Diversity

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

One of the school’s key innovations in promoting outcomes and representation in health care education is the creation of the Integrative Curriculum Assessment for Inclusion, Representation, and Equity (I-CAIRE). We use the term equity-minded to define the qualities nurses need to have to advance health care equity,” the case study reads. “We

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Creatrix Campus

APRIL 28, 2023

The Vision and Strategies of Engineers Canada (EC) editor Fri, 04/28/2023 - 06:51 Engineers will be essential in determining the future of Canadian society as the nation's population expands, urbanizes, and becomes more interconnected. EC is Canada's national organization that represents the engineering profession.

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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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Insight Into Diversity

JANUARY 7, 2025

Marc Facciotti, PhD, professor of biomedical engineering and genomics, highlights the apps primary goal. By addressing performance disparities, faculty can implement targeted interventions to promote equity. The post New App Revolutionizes Faculty Engagement for Classroom Equity appeared first on Insight Into Diversity.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 15, 2024

I have had the privilege to work alongside scientists and future scientists, teachers and future teachers, artists and future artists, engineers and future engineers, and leaders and future leaders.” “Cal Poly Humboldt is an amazing place with special people,” said Jackson. “I

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University Business

APRIL 1, 2024

CIOs and their network support engineers constantly have to find creative ways to improve their network configurations to support the ever-growing number of devices on campus. Most importantly, CIOs must foster an innovative and experimental culture that will enable the network engineers to try out new AI solutions on the network.

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Coursera blog

AUGUST 29, 2023

This online degree from UC Berkeley’s College of Engineering will upskill engineers and expand access to world-class education. Working professionals need a flexible, industry-responsive program that reflects the interdisciplinary nature of modern engineering. engineering jobs* that require or prefer a master’s degree.

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Insight Into Diversity

AUGUST 20, 2024

Each year, instructors share their course materials for a lesson study aimed at improving student engagement and achievement through “equity strands” such as standards-based instruction, complex instruction, culturally relevant pedagogy, and teaching for social justice.

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SRHE

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Yet, as higher education is increasingly reshaped by market logics, can open universities still claim to be engines of social progress, or have they become institutions that now reproduce the very inequalities they sought to dismantle? This question is not merely academic; it is profoundly political.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 1, 2024

The power of collaboration and the importance of building paths for others to follow were topics , front and center , during the 2024 White House Summit on STEMM Equity and Excellence. The alliance launched in 2022 at the first White House Summit on STEMM Equity and Excellence. And we just can't let more time go by.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Despite all the talk about diversity, equity, and inclusion, the highest echelons in the Academy remain white and male. They also participated in networks dedicated to Black professionals in their discipline, such as the National Society of Black Engineers. Only 15% were men of color, and 13% were women of color.

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HEM (Higher Education Marketing)

DECEMBER 31, 2024

Highlighting diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives on your campus can help students see themselves as part of your community. Adapt Your SEO Strategy for the Future of Search Search engine optimization (SEO) is evolving, and your strategy needs to keep pace. Video SEO is also a critical area to watch.

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