Education, Engineering and Graduate Education

Virginia Tech’s CEED Program Builds Pipelines to Engineering

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 31, 2024

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.

Engineering

Engineering Development and Fund Raising Computers and Informational Technology Research

10 U.S. Universities Selected to Advance Systemic Change in Doctoral STEM Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 11, 2024

Sloan Foundation has announced the recipients of 10 seed grants to launch its Sloan Centers for Systemic Change (SCSC) initiative to transform their doctoral education programs in STEM fields. National Action Council For Minorities In Engineering The grants, totaling $2.5 in human development from The Pennsylvania State University.

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Ten U.S. Universities Selected to Advance Systemic Change in Doctoral STEM Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 11, 2024

Sloan Foundation has announced the recipients of 10 seed grants to launch its Sloan Centers for Systemic Change (SCSC) initiative to transform their doctoral education programs in STEM fields. National Action Council For Minorities In Engineering The grants, totaling $2.5 in human development from The Pennsylvania State University.

Education

Education Graduate Education Engineering Professional Development

HBCUs: Catalysts for Economic Empowerment and Community Growth

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 24, 2024

For over 150 years, Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) have not only been sites of academic excellence but also powerful economic engines in their local and regional communities, leaving a lasting mark on the nation's landscape. billion to their local and regional economies. million per state. Dr. Levon T.

Engineering

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VUU Webinar Discusses NSF Funding and STEM Research at HBCUs

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 20, 2023

Moore III The webinar, “Federal Funding and HBCUs,” held on Wednesday, centered on the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) efforts to support STEM research and education at HBCUs. Recent data projects that nearly four million additional people will be needed in 2030 for the science and engineering workforce to be representative of the U.S.

Research

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First-Time Graduate Enrollment Rises, But Declines Domestically

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Enyu Zhou The Graduate Enrollment and Degrees (GE&D) report – released by the Council of Graduate Schools (CGS) – showed that, between Fall 2020 to Fall 2021, first-time enrollment rose by 8.9%. The proportion of domestic first-time enrollment had gone from 78.9% in Fall 2016 to 87.4% in Fall 2020.

Admissions

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Carnegie Mellon Launches $150M STEM Diversity Initiative

Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Carnegie Mellon University announced today a $116 million donation from the Norman and Ruth Rales Foundation to help underrepresented students pursue graduate education in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

Engineering

Engineering Graduate Education Education

President moves: Administrators prove popular picks as next leader on the job

University Business

APRIL 19, 2024

The newly appointed president also serves as a state representative on the Southern Regional Education Boards’ executive council. His contract is still pending approval from the state’s higher education system. The former engineer proved a natural as president. Lisa Coleman – Adler University (Ill.)

Administration

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ELEVATE program: Achievement Strategies from Illinois Tech: Changing Higher Education Podcast 166 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Dr. Raj Echambadi

The Change Leader, Inc.

AUGUST 2, 2023

Higher education leaders who want to increase inclusion while maintaining affordability at their campus can emulate the actions of Illinois Institute of Technology’s ELEVATE program. Because of how the public perceives higher ed , institutions must provide different pathways for students to receive an education.

Higher Education

Higher Education Education Computers and Informational Technology Engineering

Congrats to the Prize Winners from the 2023 Spring Study and Go Abroad Fairs!

Study and Go Abroad

MARCH 14, 2023

From Vancouver to Montréal to Toronto, we had a blast chatting with students and parents about studying abroad or staying in Canada for post-secondary education and beyond. Aaron is an engineering student at the University of Victoria — he joined us in Vancouver for the first leg of the fair.

Study Abroad

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Increase Graduate School Enrollment through Strategic Enrollment Management: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 191 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Dr. Justin Grimes

The Change Leader, Inc.

JANUARY 23, 2024

Drumm McNaughton Strategic enrollment management (SEM) as a solution for growing graduate school enrollment in declining markets (e.g., The higher education landscape faces a troubling decrease in graduate school enrollment, markedly among minority groups and engineering programs. decrease in graduate enrollments.

Enrollment Management

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The 50 most in-demand skills for graduates of your master’s programs

EAB

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Software development” and “software engineering” appeared among the top 50 in-demand skills. The 4 biggest challenges facing graduate and adult education programs, according to presidents and provosts. Use this diagnostic to assess your program planning practices and to identify areas to evaluate in support of growth goals.

Budget and Finance Management

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What a Tech Company’s Big Shift Portends for the Future of the Master’s Degree

Higher Ed Connects: News

AUGUST 23, 2019

This article was originally appeared in The Chronicle for Higher Education on August 7, 2019, written by Goldie Blumenstyk. Lots of higher-education leaders and faculty members should be paying attention to that, even if they don’t care about the future of OPMs, or even know what those initials mean.

Grants and Contracts

Grants and Contracts Financial Aid Mining Higher Education

Can the English Major Be Saved?

Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 29, 2023

The book covers a host of topics: How fluency in English literature became a hallmark of an educated person and why it has lost that privileged status. It signified intellect, style, taste, sophistication and refinement and represented the truest alternative to a vocational or practical education. An English B.A.

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Carnegie Mellon Launches $150M STEM Diversity Initiative

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ELEVATE program: Achievement Strategies from Illinois Tech: Changing Higher Education Podcast 166 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Dr. Raj Echambadi

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