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

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NASA has awarded the University of Houston $1.2 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.

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These public colleges and MSIs are powerful economic engines

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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

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Engineering majors earn top salaries for grads—with a caveat

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AI and its related fields are forecasted as the academic programs of tomorrow , and the University of South Florida and Vanderbilt University have already begun to build on this by introducing new colleges. According to CNBC, engineering majors accounted for nine out of the 15 highest-paying majors five years after graduation.

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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. Dr. Brian A.

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Carnegie Mellon Software Engineering Institute Forms AI Security Incident Response Team

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The Software Engineering Institute (SEI) at Carnegie Mellon University has created an Artificial Intelligence Security Incident Response Team (AISIRT) to analyze and respond to threats and security incidents involving the use of AI and machine learning (ML).

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Collaborative digital research infrastructure – the engine driving efficiencies in research and innovation  

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