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Virginia Tech’s CEED Program Builds Pipelines to Engineering

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

To address that, there are now approximately 40 graduate ambassadors who will speak to student groups about their journeys. Sanders says CEED makes sure that Virginia Tech undergraduates are exposed to graduate education. Waller Taylor Cupp “We’re engaged, especially with the student organizations,” Waller says.

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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.

Students can now spend their first year at City Colleges to take post-secondary courses at community college prices while living on the Illinois Tech campus. They can also join student organizations and participate in activities at Illinois Tech. Only 63,000 students were in higher ed. That’s close to about 10% or 8%.