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Engineering a Path for the Forgotten: Meet the Professor Transforming Transportation Access - Dr. Kyung "Kate" Hyun

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Title: Associate Professor Tenured: Yes Age: 40 Education: B.S in Urban Planning and Engineering, Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea; PhD. Hyun found herself wanting to use her knowledge in transportation engineering to do more than just think about freight traffic or highway trafficshe wanted to connect with the people of her city.

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Olin College President Steps Down Amid Financial Strain, Latest in String of Higher Ed Leadership Exits

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Gilda Barabino, president of Olin College of Engineering in Massachusetts, will leave her position at the end of the academic year, adding to the growing list of higher Dr. Gilda Barabino education leadership departures. The engineering college, founded in 1997, has struggled with operating deficits for over a decade.

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Florida Dreamer Tuition Policy Reversal Threatens $25 Million Economic Impact

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The policy change, signed into law by Governor Ron DeSantis, marks a significant shift in the state's approach to higher education access for Dreamers. The organization has already helped more than 600 Florida-based Dreamers graduate college, with many now working as nurses, teachers, engineers, and entrepreneurs within the state.

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Class of 2025 Salary Projections Show Mixed Results Despite Strong Job Market

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Engineering graduates continue to command the highest starting salaries, with projections up 2.6% Within engineering disciplines, computer engineering ($82,565) and software engineering ($82,536) top the list with projected increases of 6.5% to an average of $78,731. and 5.8%, respectively.

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Plan B Propels Engineer to Higher Ed Leadership

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“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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California Community Colleges Launch Initiative to Expand Shortened Courses

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The California Community Colleges system is rolling out an ambitious new project aimed at making higher education more Dr. Rowena M. By making higher education more adaptable to the complex lives of today's students, the system hopes to improve completion rates and address persistent equity gaps.

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ASHE Conference Urges Humanization of Higher Education

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LAS VEGAS-- Dr. Joy Gaston Gayles opened the 47th annual conference for the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE) in Las Vegas with a call to disrupt the systemic oppression keeping marginalized populations from accessing higher education and burning out academics working toward greater diversity, equity, and inclusion. “If