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SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

This group, smaller in number, comprised almost exclusively Black and brown graduate students in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields. That early intellectual curiosity was the impetus for my brand-new “Black Males in Engineering” (BME) project. Even more, I wondered, “What are they retaining each other from?”

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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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JULY 13, 2023

Favour Nerrise was interested in engineering even before she knew what it was. Exposure to engineering doesn’t really exist for my family,” she said. Exposure to engineering doesn’t really exist for my family,” she said. Growing up, there wasn’t really anyone telling me that engineering was a path I could take.

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MAY 30, 2025

Smith-Jackson, a human factors engineer who has served as provost and executive vice chancellor for Academic Affairs at NC A&T since 2013, will assume her new role on August 1. She holds a doctorate in psychology/ergonomics and an interdisciplinary Master of Science degree in psychology and industrial engineering.

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MAY 20, 2025

Meanwhile, several disciplines saw faculty numbers decline over the 20-year period, including Engineering Technology, English Language/Literature, Liberal Arts and Humanities, Consumer Sciences, and Education. The highest-paid disciplines have remained relatively consistent over the two decades studied.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2022

The Atlanta University Center Consortium (AUCC), an organization made up of four historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), is planning to launch a new institute in an effort to increase the number of engineers from underrepresented communities, using a $1.5 million investment from the A. James & Alice B. Clark Foundation.

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MAY 14, 2025

Reece Winmond, a senior who is majoringin electrical engineering, nailed the answer during animpromptu interview. "A The idea was to develop a tool that would enable Morgan State leaders to use data to reverse engineer as one of the schools PR hacks put it the process of achieving R1 status. That proved correct.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2024

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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JUNE 3, 2025

Preparing for an AI-Powered Evolution in How Students Search If youve ever been involved in your institutions digital marketing efforts, youve undoubtedly heard of search engine optimization otherwise known as SEO. Their growing popularity signals a move away from standard search engine results toward fluid, question-driven discovery.

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MARCH 6, 2025

Acoff is Dean of the School of Engineering at the University of Mississippi. She is also a professor of Mechanical Engineering, and she serves on the Board of Directors for Carpenter Technology Corporation and the Board of Trustees for the Four Little Girls Memorial Fund.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2025

These institutions are vital engines of opportunity, resilience and innovation," said UNCF President and CEO Dr. Michael L. Building on 2024's record-breaking attendance, the summit will include an opening gala, pre-summit workshops on institutional transformation, and sessions covering endowment growth, AI, and industry collaboration.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Higher education is an engine for social and economic mobility. Hopefully, that will help policy makers reprioritize how funds are allocated to fuel that engine. By earning degrees and credentials, individuals are able to increase their earning potential. Unfortunately, access to higher education is often limited by cost.

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MAY 8, 2025

As a mechanical engineer, I know a strong STEM workforce pipeline is essential to securing America's global leadership," said Padilla. Recent data shows nearly 95 percent of postdoctoral researchers report their salaries negatively affect their professional or personal lives.

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MAY 28, 2025

Born in Hunan Province, China, Hu earned his bachelor's degree from Tianjin University before moving to Michigan for graduate studies in mechanical engineering. He is a member of the National Academy of Engineering and an elected fellow of four professional societies, with research focused on manufacturing systems quality and productivity.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 15, 2025

These institutions, long the incubators of Black excellence and engines of community transformation, are reclaiming graduate education as a tool for justice. We are witnessing a renaissance at HBCUs that is not merely about expanding degree offerings; it is about reimagining what graduate education can and must be.

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APRIL 30, 2025

Higher education in all its forms are the engine of our Southern economy." He previously served as commissioner of education for the Kentucky Department of Education and as chief of staff and associate state superintendent for the Georgia Department of Education. "I

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JANUARY 22, 2025

Muhammad, a cybersecurity engineering major, is the youngest first year student in the schools history. The growing interest in Coppin, Jenkins says, has elevated its national recognition, including being listed as a top producer of HBCU students by Diverse. Coppin was always my first choice, says Muhammad.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2025

The organization has already helped more than 600 Florida-based Dreamers graduate college, with many now working as nurses, teachers, engineers, and entrepreneurs within the state.

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The Scholarly Teacher

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Image courtesy of This Is Engineering, Unsplash. Active learning increases student performance in science, engineering, and mathematics. The relations between students’ belongingness, self-efficacy, and response to active learning in science, math, and engineering classes. Why Start With Think-Pair-Share? link] Freeman, S.,

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 18, 2024

Stephanie Luster-Teasley Pass Stephanie Luster-Teasley Pass has been appointed dean of the College of Engineering at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University. Luster-Teasley Pass holds a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from North Carolina A&T as well as a master’s in chemical engineering and Ph.D.

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MAY 13, 2025

The research team, including Dr. Anietie Andy from Howard University's Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, analyzed data from 2,106 professors across 62 U.S. higher education institutions using the Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD-7) assessment.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2025

The system has long been recognized as the state's engine for social and economic mobility, providing career education, workforce training, and pathways to four-year universities. As the largest system of higher education in the nation, California Community Colleges serves 2.1 million students annually across 116 colleges.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Dr. Vernon Dunn, director of The Grainger Foundation Frontiers of Engineering at the National Academy of Engineers, first met Williams at one of the summer programs Williams ran at Xavier. Dunn says he speaks with Williams daily, seeking advice on managing people, navigating spaces, and how to best lead his program of young engineers.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Black males need support from childhood through graduate education to improve, fulfill, and correct inequitable access to careers in science and engineering. Broadening Black males’ participation in science and engineering extends our country’s ability to solve our — and the world’s — grand challenges. Dr. Brian A.

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CAPD

MAY 22, 2025

Click here to read this blog post from Jenna Jordan, a former Data Engineer for the City of Boston’s Analytics Team. Also, try connecting with people in similar rolesJenna, for example, built a small network of other data engineers working in civic tech, and they share ideas and help each other out.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2024

This gap widens at an institution like Trine , where many students graduate with degrees in high-paying fields like healthcare and engineering, and many of our graduates earn above the national average in their field. This economic impact is further magnified when you consider its impact over the 40 years or more of a typical career.

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JUNE 23, 2024

Steel Dean of Engineering in Pittsburgh’s Swanson School of Engineering. Martin holds a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering at The Citadel and a master’s and doctorate in civil engineering from Virginia Tech. Martin serves as vice chancellor of STEM Innovation and Research at the University of Pittsburgh.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2025

While women have achieved parity in some STEM fields, such as biological sciences, they remain underrepresented in high-paying and high-demand areas like engineering and computer science. Programs such as MESA (Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievement) and STEM honors programs provide recognition and a sense of community.

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JUNE 4, 2025

Uplifting HBCUs longtime legacy for serving as engines of mobility, UNCF is helping these institutions evolve to meet student needs the way they always havethrough innovation and collaboration.

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OCTOBER 15, 2024

The funding of two projects – one addressing postdoctoral researchers preparing for engineering/STEM education careers and one supporting youngsters - will build upon the community partnership between UH and Houston’s Third Ward neighborhood, says university officials. Henderson, an assistant professor in the William A.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MAY 16, 2025

Teaching Students to Identify and Attack Misinformation Ashley Mowreader Fri, 05/16/2025 - 03:00 AM An interdisciplinary course at the University of Southern California teaches engineering students research skills and information literacy. Byline(s) Ashley Mowreader

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 2, 2025

As part of the restructuring, Purdue will consolidate existing programs including the Minority Engineering Program (MEP) and Boilermaker Opportunity Program (BOP) into a new "Boilermaker Opportunity Program Plus (BOP+)" housed within the Office of the Vice Provost for Enrollment Management.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Latinos are key when it comes the nation’s engineering and technology workforce, according to a new joint report from the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE) and the Latino Donor Collaborative (LDC). anticipates a coming shortage of workers in engineering and tech – there are projected to be 10.9 are immense.

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MARCH 6, 2025

Daniela Rus is the Andrew (1956) and Erna Viterbi Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and Director of the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) at MIT. Russ research interests are in robotics, mobile computing, and data science.

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APRIL 17, 2025

As community colleges nationwide face enrollment challenges and questions about their value proposition, Southwest Wisconsin Technical College offers a compelling example of how these institutions can serve as engines of opportunity and economic mobility.

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JUNE 30, 2024

Vlasic Dean of the University of Michigan’s College of Engineering. She serves as director of the START (Steady Thermal Aero Research Turbine) Lab at The Pennsylvania State University and as director of the Engineering Ambassadors Network. in mechanical engineering from the University of Texas at Austin.

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MAY 30, 2025

The Path Forward HBCUs and MSIs are more than educational institutionsthey are engines of social mobility and cultural affirmation. Embedding professional learning communities and creating leadership pipelines within SEM units allows HBCUs and MSIs to develop internal change agents who can sustain innovation over time.

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