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Ebony McGee To explore these questions, we published, Factors Contributing to Black Engineering and Computing Faculty’sPathways Toward University Administration and Leadership , where we interviewed 21 Black engineering and computing faculty members who transitioned into administrative leadership roles in their colleges and universities.

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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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The CSUEB Pathfinders Institute is dedicated to enhancing culturally relevant professional development through an intensive two-week program for faculty teaching critical first-year courses. CSUSM’s inclusive hiring practices have increased Latino representation among faculty, administrators and staff.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2022

million SUNY grant and is looking to hire 30 replacement faculty and 36 new faculty, Pipe Dream reported. The grant – part of a $53 million SUNY-wide hiring initiative – will go towards creating faculty positions with a heavy focus on research. BU deans were asked to create proposals for the new faculty positions.

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OCTOBER 9, 2024

Back in September, Western Michigan University—a public research institution located in the southwestern corner of the state—released its fall 2024 enrollment and retention numbers, much to the delight of the school’s provost, Dr. Julian Vasquez Heilig. The fact that we had an increase of 3% last year, we don’t take that for granted.”

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NOVEMBER 6, 2024

In his sophomore year of college, Williams had begun to struggle academically and financially, but the leadership and faculty at Xavier gave him the opportunity to continue his education. 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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JULY 18, 2023

Dipayan Banerjee, a fifth-year doctoral student at Georgia Institute of Technology with a passion for teaching, is pursuing research that can have a societal impact regarding logistics and supply chain management as well as equity and fairness in the context of transportation.

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JANUARY 12, 2023

Erika Moore Title: Rhines Rising Star Larry Hench Assistant Professor, Materials Science and Engineering, Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering, University of Florida Age: 31 Education: B.S., biomedical engineering, The Johns Hopkins University; Ph.D., You are capable of more than you can imagine.”

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JUNE 23, 2024

Dr. James Martin II “Our students, faculty, staff and alumni are on an incredible ascent, having accomplished so much in recent years,” said Martin, who succeeds retiring Dr. Harold Martin Sr., Martin serves as vice chancellor of STEM Innovation and Research at the University of Pittsburgh. effective Aug.

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JULY 21, 2023

Dartmouth College has launched the Institute for Black Intellectual and Cultural Life (IBICL), a research center focused on the study of the Black diaspora. She describes it as the 'little engine that will,' and the result of that work is something she is proud of. Culture and research are at the center of the institute.

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The Scholarly Teacher

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

At times, however, that stone may feel like a boulder, especially to research faculty who are used to delivering lectures and to whom the switch to activity-based learning may seem like a daunting and demanding venture into unfamiliar territory. Image courtesy of This Is Engineering, Unsplash. Two birds with one stone.

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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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The Scholarly Teacher

JANUARY 29, 2025

Educational research demonstrates the impact of engagement, both social and academic, on student outcomes like persistence (Deil-Amen, 2011; Karp et al., LAs were recruited by both personal invitation from the college faculty as well as traditional means through campuswide job postings. under review).

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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

Scott, who currently serves as president of research and development at The Kraft Heinz Co., USG Chancellor Sonny Perdue praised Scott as "a results-driven leader whose vast research, higher education and corporate experience will help strengthen ASU's impact in the community and across the state."

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JULY 23, 2024

I look forward to working this year with the faculty, staff, students, and alumni as we lead the nation in our teaching, research, and land-grant and clinical activities,” said Fuchs, who starts in the role Aug. He returned this year to teach electrical engineering in the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering.

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JULY 15, 2024

As institutions of higher education turn to AI machine learning and data-driven algorithms to make their work more efficient, a new study published in the American Educational Research Association (AERA) peer-reviewed journal , AERA Open , reminds administrators that algorithms can be racially biased.

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AUGUST 9, 2024

We’re going to produce — and it’s happening now — graduates in critical areas at the research level, at the workforce level, in ways that are meeting critical needs particularly of talent,” says Dr. Tonya L. At present, none of the nation’s 101 HBCUs has Research 1 status, which refers to doctoral universities with high research activity.

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OCTOBER 1, 2023

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. million research grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF). We are an affordable institution.

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OCTOBER 14, 2024

At a European research institute, the only Black female researcher was included in every possible photo, even when the subject of the photo opportunity was unrelated to her area of expertise. where harassment reporting mechanisms often fail to protect Black faculty. academics in various stages of their careers. “The

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JUNE 1, 2023

Army officer has previously served as a research faculty member and principal investigator in the Advanced Concepts Laboratory at the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI); chief of GTRI’s advanced warfighting technologies division; vice president for strategic development at Hopewell Designs Inc.;

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OCTOBER 12, 2023

Women have been making crucial contributions to the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics since long before STEM was an educational buzzword. Nonetheless, the percentage of women STEM faculty remains disproportionately small. The benefits of female participation in STEM disciplines are common-sensical.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Myra Blanco Myra Blanco has been appointed senior faculty fellow for the Office of Research and Innovation. Blanco received her bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering from the University of Puerto Rico. in industrial and systems engineering from Virginia Tech. She earned a master’s and a Ph.D.

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JULY 5, 2023

Operations Research Education: B.S., Industrial Engineering and Management Sciences, Northwestern University; M.S., Operations Research, Georgia Institute of Technology Mentors: Dr. Alan Erera and Dr. Alejandro Toriello, H. Banerjee excels at both teaching and research, according to Dr. Damon P.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2022

The conference theme this year is humanizing higher education, and hundreds of scholars from across the country gathered here to share their research, resources, and make connections. Critical self-reflection is a radical form of resistance.” While TCUs are not a monolith, she found similarities in methodology.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

s leading producer of Black STEM graduates; received record research and sponsored programs contracts and grants; and produced a $2.4 A&T as an engineering professor, Martin subsequently stepped into the roles of college dean and vice chancellor for academic affairs. in electrical engineering at Virginia Tech. Joining N.C.

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JANUARY 15, 2025

in Urban Planning and Engineering, Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea; PhD. University of California, Irvine (Civil and Environmental Engineering) Career mentors: Dr. Stephen Mattingly, UTA; Dr. Melanie Sattler, UTA Words of wisdom/advice for new faculty: Stay resilient and persistent. Aim for steady progress.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

I look forward to engaging and collaborating with Cal State LA’s talented students, staff and faculty to continue the institution’s journey to new heights in student success, research, scholarship and creative activity, and community engagement.” Dr. Berenecea Johnson Eanes Eanes will become the university's first woman president.

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APRIL 18, 2024

Mohler Peter “Ohio State’s newly elected Fellows represent a breadth of expertise in subjects ranging from cardiac disorders and marine life to STEM education and exoplanets,” said Dr. Peter Mohler, executive vice president for research, innovation, and knowledge at Ohio State. “I

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DECEMBER 6, 2022

Carver Professor of Engineering at the University of Iowa College of Engineering. Her research has also included co-curricular STEM education and its role in undergraduate identity formation. in industrial engineering from the University of Michigan; a B.S. in management engineering from Claremont McKenna College.

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NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Sloan Foundation and RTI International have engaged in a study of Black and Hispanic individuals who have achieved PhD degrees in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) fields. Four research questions were developed. Those institutions don’t receive as much research funding from the federal government.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2023

There is institutional focus on achieving Research One status. Retention efforts Morgan State is currently number one in the United States in producing Black electrical engineers and civil engineers, Wilson notes. We monitor and follow up with all of those faculty alerts.” Enrollment is strong. That’s the Morgan legacy.”

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DECEMBER 13, 2023

Gersie previously served as vice president of diversity and inclusion at Michigan Tech, where he worked as a research assistant professor in the Department of Cognitive and Learning Sciences, according to the Quinnipiac University website. Gersie holds bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees from Penn State.

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OCTOBER 14, 2024

In 2020, NJIT created the Hispanic and Latinx Leadership Council, which is made up of students, faculty, staff and alumni as well as business and community leaders who work collaboratively to address recruitment, retention, engagement and persistence among Latinx students.

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MARCH 15, 2024

In fact, this rate for English majors puts it below the unemployment rate for computer and information services majors, 2.8%, though still higher compared to a number of other majors – business, engineering, philosophy, physical science, and history. in English. “[It

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APRIL 7, 2023

Argonne and Brookhaven researchers will visit UPRRP annually to teach workshops, help set up the observational site, aid faculty in designing two new courses – one on aerosol modeling and data science and one on atmospheric aerosol instruments. “

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JULY 6, 2023

Before that, he was assistant research professor, chief diversity officer for the Applied Research Laboratory, and director of the multicultural engineering program in the College of Engineering at The Pennsylvania State University. He also serves on the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Advisory Council.

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