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A Continued Commitment to Community

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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. Espiritu says EPW creates a sense of belonging in the engineering program and in the profession.

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

University Business

Telemedicine is replacing in-person doctor and hospital visits more frequently since the COVID-19 pandemic, creating a new healthcare atmosphere. With the advances in smartphones and watches, diagnostic technology is readily available at your fingertips.

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Pilot, engineer, neuroscientist, bridge-builder

CAPD

At first glance, aerospace engineering and brain and cognitive sciences may seem like an unlikely match for a double-major. But for Elissa Gibson ’22, the common thread connecting the two inherently different disciplines is clear: the human factor, by way of aviation. Read the full article on MIT News.

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Mapping the Legacy of RPI's First African American Woman Leader

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

I thought about how quiet I’d been as an undergrad, and I felt there was something I needed to do and should do at MIT to get more African American and minority students in and to make it more hospitable.” I thought I could make more of a difference at MIT because of its unique role in science and engineering.”

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National Academies release antiracism, DEI recommendations

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Image: A new National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine report notes some improvement in minority representation in higher education related to science, technology, engineering, math and medicine (STEMM)—but not enough to match those groups’ share in the overall population.

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Higher ed needs more grit (opinion)

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Our academic medical center should provide exceptional patient care at dozens of clinics and hospitals across the state. billion business and tourism engine for the state, and eventually send toxic dust throughout the population centers of Utah.

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To Weather the Storms of Higher Education, Remember Why You’re There

Supporting Student Success

While I was growing up, my dad had a good job as a radiology tech and then hospital administrator. and there were no adaptive engines to score them, I was the grader. In creating that website , I recognized my passion for education lies in missed opportunities I saw in my own life.