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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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A Thousand Flowers Blooming

UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

From a childhood of pumping gas and bookkeeping for the family business to a career in software engineering, he developed a strong entrepreneurial spirit. We asked him how the college-to-careers pillar might have drawn on the unique vantage point of his software engineering background. Very similar to software engineering.

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

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Jackson was a 2009 recipient of the Dr. John Hope Franklin Award but was recognized at this year’s American Council on Education (ACE) annual meeting in Washington, D.C. regrettably, the award ceremony was cancelled in 2009. I thought I could make more of a difference at MIT because of its unique role in science and engineering.”

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The Mindful Learning Framework

Faculty Focus

It’s important to note that mindsets vary and humans are not always one or the other. Lesson #7: Creative thinking Teach creativity through the lens of the Innovation Engine created by Stanford professor Tina Seelig. Use the Innovation Engine to teach a concept within your class. A fixed mindset does quite the opposite.

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The Mindful Learning Framework

Faculty Focus

It’s important to note that mindsets vary and humans are not always one or the other. Lesson #7: Creative thinking Teach creativity through the lens of the Innovation Engine created by Stanford professor Tina Seelig. Use the Innovation Engine to teach a concept within your class. A fixed mindset does quite the opposite.

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AAUP Report on Political Interference in Higher Education: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 185 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Dr. Henry “Hank” Reichman

The Change Leader, Inc.

The Human Cost: Emotional and Professional Toll The report and subsequent discussions shed light on the significant emotional and professional impact these developments have had on faculty and students. These changes speak to the human cost of political interference, affecting the very heart of educational institutions.

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New Leadership Carries the University Forward

UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

It's written around business, but it's actually a book on how are you an authentic human leader in any place. Sheares Ashby began her academic career at Iowa State University (ISU) as an assistant professor in 1996 and was promoted to associate professor in 2002, also mentoring ISU's Program for Women in Science & Engineering.