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California Community Colleges Launch Initiative to Expand Shortened Courses

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Researchers will analyze what types of courses and programs currently utilize the shortened format and assess student success rates compared to those in traditional-length courses. The comprehensive project will begin with research on existing shortened courses throughout the California Community Colleges system.

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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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Inspiring Tech Context

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The utility of tech skillsets like competence in computer programming languages is multidimensional as it is used to build websites and software applications that operate cellphones, thermostats, airplanes, elevators, video games, social media, and so much more. This is all a part of tech context. This is all a part of tech context.

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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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Investment in Math Education is Needed to Fuel the STEM Workforce

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The intersection of strong math skills and success in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) career fields presents an opportunity not only for individuals but also for the overall economic development of our communities.

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Seal of Excelencia 2024

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The campus utilizes 16 data dashboards, available to the entire campus, to provide real-time enrollment, success and completion statistics that can be disaggregated to analyze demographics and specific student populations. years, compared to the collegewide average of 5.2 When looking at mid-size metropolitan cities in the U.S.,

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Designing A Successful Engineering Building: A Case Study of Fitts-Woolard Hall

Clark Nesxen

Higher education engineering programs span a diverse range of studies, each with unique requirements and activities in their lab spaces. On the surface, it’s easy to understand why a chemistry lab differs from a civil engineering lab.