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Plan B Propels Engineer to Higher Ed Leadership

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

“I then thought, because I was very good in math and science, perhaps I could become an engineer and design an airplane for others to pilot,” said Lim, who joined the NJIT in July 2022 as its ninth president and a distinguished professor of mechanical engineering. That began my pathway forward and my love of engineering.”

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A Continued Commitment to Community

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Associate Engineering Program at Wright College (EPW) Part of the City Colleges of Chicago, Wright College is home to an engineering cohort program that has grown from nine students at its inception to 550 today. Espiritu says EPW creates a sense of belonging in the engineering program and in the profession.

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Eye to the Future

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Retention efforts Morgan State is currently number one in the United States in producing Black electrical engineers and civil engineers, Wilson notes. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, there was a special alumni breakfast with freshmen during homecoming weekend, and she’s glad to see in-person events resume. “We

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Biotech boot camp at Villanova exposes students to career paths

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Image: Villanova University took a new approach on translating major skills into career opportunities for students with its biotechnology boot camp, introducing learners to alumni and employers in a difficult-to-enter field. Alumni represented a variety of career levels, with younger graduates from the 2010s up to graduates from the 1980s.

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Famous Graduates of Liberal Arts Colleges

Great College Advice

Instead they want their kids to pursue seemingly lucrative majors in STEM, engineering, or the realm of finance and economics. William McKinley – 25th President of the United States NOTABLE ALUMNI of AUGSBURG COLLEGE, Minneapolis, MN Dr. Peter Agre, 2003 Nobel Prize winner in chemistry Rev. Former U.S.

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Athletics and Academics

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Middle schoolers receive STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts and math) curriculum and high school application guidance. “We Even though they were academically prepared, the lived experiences were still challenging, so they started building a support system among the participants and program alumni.

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Donations to higher ed had biggest boost in 20 years

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Sixty-one percent of charitable donations to higher ed came from organizations, 22 percent came from alumni and 16 percent came from individuals who were not alumni. While philanthropic foundations have dominated the boost in giving to higher education, increased contributions from alumni have also played a big part.