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

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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. The engineering college, founded in 1997, has struggled with operating deficits for over a decade.

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EDHEC to focus on ‘four verticals’ through strategic hub in India

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Our second ambition is to recruit more Indian students with an engineering background as we have launched a couple of programs in the past few years, which require a strong quantitative background. “We are also the only French business school that offers a dedicated French language scholarship.

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Don’t Just Witness History; Seize the Opportunity to Shape It

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Lomax UNCF’s new research report, Transforming Futures: The Economic Engines of HBCUs , offers empirical evidence of the profound impact HBCUs have on the success of students, communities and the nation as a whole. HBCUs have a 34% mobility rate of moving their students from the bottom 40% in household income into the top 60%.

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Plan B Propels Engineer to Higher Ed Leadership

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“I then thought, because I was very good in math and science, perhaps I could become an engineer and design an airplane for others to pilot,” said Lim, who joined the NJIT in July 2022 as its ninth president and a distinguished professor of mechanical engineering. That began my pathway forward and my love of engineering.”

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Virginia Tech’s CEED Program Builds Pipelines to Engineering

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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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India announces scholarships but Afghan students remain skeptical

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India has announced 1,000 scholarships for Afghan nationals wishing to pursue undergraduate and postgraduate courses online from Indian universities for 2024/25. The scholarships, which will cover the tuition fees of Afghan students, are not applicable for stipends or other dues.