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Dr. John B. Slaughter, First Black Chancellor of the University of Maryland, Dies

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Before he arrived at University of Maryland, Slaughter served in multiple STEM-related roles, including electrical engineer with General Dynamics Corporation; head of information systems technology at the U.S. Navy Electronics Laboratory; and director of the applied physics laboratory at the University of Washington.

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QS World University Rankings rates MIT No. 1 in 11 subjects for 2025

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1 in the broader subject area of Engineering and Technology and No. The Institute received a No. MIT also placed second in seven subject areas: Accounting and Finance; Architecture/Built Environment; Biological Sciences; Business and Management Studies; Chemistry; Earth and Marine Sciences; and Economics and Econometrics. MIT was ranked No.

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Digital workforce: Bachelor’s in computing beats out engineering and finance for best-paying jobs

University Business

Credentials holders in computer-related fields, such as computer science, computer engineering and computer and information sciences, are the country’s most lucrative students early into their careers, according to Department of Education data compiled by The HEA Group and College Scorecard.

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The blueprint for colleges and universities in the new world of work

University Business

While students who majored in IT-related subjects at prestigious engineering-science-related universities like the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Stevens Institute of Technology and others are offered high-paying jobs, they represent a minority of college graduates.

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The 25 best engineering schools this year, per U.S. News

University Business

MIT, Stanford and Berkeley have retained their prestige for possessing the best three engineering schools in the nation, according to this year’s rankings from U.S. News received data and responses from 199 of the 220 doctoral-degree granting engineering schools surveyed. News & World Report. The remaining 21 were not ranked.

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Students and Generative AI: Exploring trends across the university

Teaching Matters Online Learning

Elizabeth Anderson is a fourth-year Electronics and Computer Science↗️ student at The University of Edinburgh and a former ChatGPT intern at the School of Engineering↗️ […]

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IAP Micro-internships are in Handshake – Apply now!

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Micro-intern: AI Developer (Alumni Host) @ Raymond Engineering There are more projects in Handshake and it’s really easy to search for them.