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First-year student (freshman) migration, 2022

Higher Ed Data Stories

If you're new, this post focuses on one of the most interesting data elements in IPEDS: The geographic origins of first-year (freshman) students over time. And I can't stress enough: You need to use the controls and click away to get the most from these visualizations. My data set includes institutions in the 50 states and DC.

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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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How one chemical engineering student came to thrive at Berkeley

The Berkeley Blog

The post How one chemical engineering student came to thrive at Berkeley appeared first on Berkeley News.

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These public colleges and MSIs are powerful economic engines

University Business

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. Princeton University $110,066 $39,913 0.46 CUNY City College $66,039 $38,037 0.49

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The Genesis of a Research Agenda on Black Males in Engineering

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

But equally exhilarating was being surrounded by other brilliant scholars – all of whom were graduate students trying to figure out the mysteries of navigating a predominantly white university, and all of whom shared varied hues of melanin and traces of our Black and brown ancestors.

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

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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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The College Finder

Higher Ed Data Stories

This is always a popular post with high school counselors, IECs, parents, and students who are looking for general information on degrees awarded, or very specific combinations of academic programs, location, and other institutional characteristics. Here's how you work this visualization.