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Virginia Tech’s CEED Program Builds Pipelines to Engineering

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Starting with programs for middle and high school students, through supports for graduate students, the Center for the Enhancement of Engineering Diversity (CEED) at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) has provided inspiration, insight, encouragement, and community for engineering students.

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VUU Webinar Discusses NSF Funding and STEM Research at HBCUs

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Federal support, funding opportunities, and advice were the topics of discussion at a Virginia Union University (VUU) webinar about STEM research at Historically Black colleges and Universities (HBCUs). Moore listed numerous NSF scholarships and programs beneficial to HBCU research in fields including STEM, data science, and computing.

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On a Mission: Damon L. Williams Jr., Takes on the World

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

“Damon has always been able to get students excited about the potential of graduate study,” said Rovaris, who notes that Williams’s ability to captivate and motivate students makes him feel like “a proud papa.” Dunn chose to attend Xavier as an undergraduate with hopes of becoming a medical doctor. “It it’s not quick.”

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Advancing Black Males in STEM is My Passion — Here’s How I Got There

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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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10 U.S. Universities Selected to Advance Systemic Change in Doctoral STEM Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

National Action Council For Minorities In Engineering The grants, totaling $2.5 million, mark the start of a new phase of grant-making in the Sloan Foundation’s Higher Education program, part of a multi-year, $30 million commitment. Christa Mahlobo is honored at a ceremony recognizing her attainment of a Ph.D. Sloan Foundation.

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Ten U.S. Universities Selected to Advance Systemic Change in Doctoral STEM Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

National Action Council For Minorities In Engineering The grants, totaling $2.5 million, mark the start of a new phase of grant-making in the Sloan Foundation’s Higher Education program, part of a multi-year, $30 million commitment. Christa Mahlobo is honored at a ceremony recognizing her attainment of a Ph.D. Sloan Foundation.

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ChatGPT and AI in post-graduate education

Teaching Matters Online Learning

There is certainly an art to using the right prompt to get the output you want – indeed, increased opportunities for training in ‘prompt engineering’ are emerging as users try to get the most out of these new technologies. The quality of the output of a text generator depends very much on the prompt given by a user.