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Cal State Fullerton Gets $1.4M for Career Pathways Projects

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Pathways for Careers in Manufacturing and Engineering, a joint effort from Cal State Fullerton’s Extension and International Programs and the College of Engineering and Computer Science, has received $211,000 to spark community college students’, high schoolers’, and eventually, middle schoolers’ interest in the field of biomanufacturing.

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The 5 metrics colleges and universities should measure to boost their value

University Business

Likewise, only a few states provide insights into postsecondary programs’ occupational outcomes. Employer alignment Jobs in in information technology and business, health care, and manufacturing and engineering are considered the country’s most high-wage and in-demand jobs.

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Federal earmarks a boon for higher ed

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Image: The University of Maine system is planning to use an infusion of federal funds to construct an advanced manufacturing research lab, start a new program in aviation maintenance, modernize a wild blueberry research facility and launch a statewide tick and tick-borne disease study.

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A Research-Based Look at Stackable Credentials

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And then I think the other thing is really, again, providing more of these on ramps to educational programs that take fewer than two years to complete. I think that we’ve had some challenges in post -secondary education. We looked at manufacturing, healthcare, and IT. So that’s one big thing.

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Funding Research for Tier Two Institutions with NSF: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 165 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Dr. Sethuraman Panchanathan

The Change Leader, Inc.

Additionally, Drumm refers to another NSF program as “a tech transfer on steroids.” Podcast Highlights NSF’s Regional Innovation Engines is a $44 million investment that promotes competition and exploits the innate potential of the region through partnerships. National Science Foundation (NSF).

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The Value of Micro-Credentials for Higher Ed Institutions: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 154 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Matt Frank

The Change Leader, Inc.

We’re utilizing the tools and skills we’ve learned through continuing education programs, non-degree certificate programs, or credentialing programs because they’re practical, and they’re directly applicable to the rules that we have today. In manufacturing, you have just-in-time manufacturing.

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Federal Grant Freeze Draws Fire from Universities, Teachers Union

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

ET, could affect trillions of dollars in funding and has sparked concerns about disruptions to scientific research, education programs, and disaster relief efforts. Trump's administration begins an across-the-board ideological review of its spending. The pause, which took effect Tuesday at 5 p.m.