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Engineering a Path for the Forgotten: Meet the Professor Transforming Transportation Access - Dr. Kyung "Kate" Hyun

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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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The blueprint for colleges and universities in the new world of work

University Business

Higher education is at a dangerous crossroads due to the financial hardships of schools, dwindling support from generations due to the student loan crisis, and issues of demography. Colleges and universities have to start asking questions and figuring out how to implement AI within their schools appropriately and safely.

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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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Parroting romanticized myths about English and humanities (letter)

Inside Higher Ed

” What he cites is not scientific and excludes basic humanity and context, the fundamentals of the historical human sciences. There is a significant literature from the 1930s on of which Newman, Heller, and too many humanities professors seem unaware. My pursuing the Ph.D. Three major currents demand greater attention.

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TU Dortmund partners with IIT Bombay for exchange, research

The PIE News

A key initiative this November was bringing students from TU Dortmunds Dlab programan interdisciplinary entrepreneurial program to participate in a seminar at IIT Bombays Desai Sethi School of Entrepreneurship. Nearly 50,000 Indian students study in Germany, making the cohort the largest international student body at German campuses.

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How leading universities are preparing the future workforce with digital and human skills

Coursera blog

Building on this momentum, nine new universities joined Coursera in 2024, including Clemson University, IMD Business School, International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad, and Sad Business School – University of Oxford. University courses accounted for the majority of enrollments in all the below skills.

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Morgan State Receives NSF Grant to Study Human Behavioral Responses to Fire

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Morgan State University has received $596,383 for a human behavior study regarding responses to environmental indications of fire, with the findings expected to help in improving fire safety systems and building design. Milke, professor and chair of the Department of Fire Protection Engineering at the A.