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A Continued Commitment to Community

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Utilizing a holistic approach, its mission is to ensure that all students thrive in engineering and computer science, particularly Latino, Black and women students, who are underrepresented in these fields. It began as a pilot program in 2015 and started in earnest in 2018 with 25 students after receiving a $1.68

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2023 Inspiring Programs in STEM Award Winners

Insight Into Diversity

Women in Engineering and Computer Science Program (WIECS) Florida Atlantic University College of Engineering and Computer Science WIECS fosters a supportive learning environment that encourages women students to earn degrees and ultimately pursue careers in engineering and computer science. Chicago, Ill.;

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Engaging Students Through Experiential Learning Inside the Classroom

Faculty Focus

Computer science students can design websites, while students in public relations can develop graphic design packages and media campaigns. Her scholarship centers on high-impact educational practices and all forms of experiential learning, with an emphasis on critical reflection, service-learning, and community engagement.

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Engaging Students Through Experiential Learning Inside the Classroom

Faculty Focus

Computer science students can design websites, while students in public relations can develop graphic design packages and media campaigns. Her scholarship centers on high-impact educational practices and all forms of experiential learning, with an emphasis on critical reflection, service-learning, and community engagement.

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“Too good to be true” – the young Africans receiving international scholarships

The PIE News

So when he received a fully-funded scholarship to study over 3,000 miles away at the University of Edinburgh, he couldn’t believe it – and, at first, his family didn’t. “My Ngwambe is one of the nearly 45,000 young Africans who has received a scholarship from the Mastercard Foundation. My mum thought it was a scam,” he laughs. “It

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Which Path Forward?

Inside Higher Ed

These figures represent a striking improvement since 2015, when the figures were 19 percent and 57 percent, respectively. Why would faculty who were disciplinary specialists trained at elite graduate schools and well published in their fields forsake scholarship? The six-year rate also rose, to 63 percent. I certainly wouldn’t.