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Report: Latinos Essential to Growing STEM Workforce

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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). And as business owners, Latinos made up 50% of net new small businesses from 2007–2017. are immense. of the U.S.

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Seven Best Practices in 40 years of Reporting on Diversity in Higher Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Juan Gilbert, a 2002 Emerging Scholar, a decade later received the 2011 Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring. A 2007 Emerging Scholar, Dr. Peniel Joseph (“Interpreting African-American Life and History,” Jan. White House Honoree, Jan. Remembering and rendering lives.

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Int’ls “excellent business” for Denmark

The PIE News

The Danish government must drop the cap on international students to maximise their full potential, especially in engineering fields, stakeholders have said. The Danish Engineering association IDA has issued a plea to the government to allow more to work after graduation and fill crippling labour shortages.

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The study abroad ‘free movers’ saving $20,000

The PIE News

“We wanted to make ‘free mover’ mobility – which used to be the most challenging and most unpredictable way to go abroad – the easiest and most secure way to do it, even better than through a home university’s own network where you are competing with so many students,” said Harri Suominen , founder of Asia Exchange study abroad provider. (..)

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President moves: Administrators prove popular picks as next leader on the job

University Business

She was no stranger to Gustavus; she served on the Board of Trustees from 2007 to 2014 following the enrollment of her eldest son in 2003. Her wealth of professional experience was her 26 years working as an engineer and senior executive at a medical device company. The former engineer proved a natural as president.

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Embedding Learning Styles and Neurodiversity to Educate the Workforce of Today and Tomorrow

Faculty Focus

Finally, it was found that it is best to accommodate students within their learning style preferences and capabilities (Hawk & Shah, 2007). As such, one approach to teaching does not work for all students. Further, Dada et al. Innovative pedagogy and practice for E-STEM Learning. Cham: Springer International Publishing. Jocson, K.

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Ireland’s allure: how one education agency steps apart from competitors

The PIE News

In the academic year 2020/21, more than 25,000 international students embraced the enriching Irish educational experience, represent a close to 90% increase in numbers since 2007/08. By 2022/23, this had increased to 35,140 , marking an impressive spike in the number of students enrolled.

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