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Coppin State University: A Renaissance of Purpose and Progress

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

When Jenkins arrived, the university faced a challenging 52 percent retention rate. Dr. Anthony Jenkins Weve been able to move our retention to 74 percent, which puts us above the state average in Maryland for public institutions and puts us within the national average for public institutions, says Jenkins.

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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. It was built on Booker T.

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On a Mission: Damon L. Williams Jr., Takes on the World

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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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20 Years of WOW: Celebrating Innovation in Digital Learning

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I wanted to take a moment to look back at the history of the projects. A Brief History of the WOW Awards In 2004, our then-Executive Director, Sally Johnstone, introduced the first annual WOW Awards: We started this new award to recognize outstanding efforts in implementing technology in higher education.

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Eye to the Future

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Retention efforts Morgan State is currently number one in the United States in producing Black electrical engineers and civil engineers, Wilson notes. This requires thoughtful retention efforts. To become the first African American governor in Maryland’s history, the third African American governor in U.S.

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A Continued Commitment to Community

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Associate Engineering Program at Wright College (EPW) Part of the City Colleges of Chicago, Wright College is home to an engineering cohort program that has grown from nine students at its inception to 550 today. Espiritu says EPW creates a sense of belonging in the engineering program and in the profession.

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Why liberal arts leaders should know STEM isn’t the enemy

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Two consensus reports by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM) determine educational programs that integrate learning experiences in the humanities, arts and social sciences with science, technology, engineering, mathematics and medicine lead to improved educational and career outcomes.