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Laying the Foundation for Higher Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

While working at AT&T as an engineer, she joined the company’s group for Hispanic employees and was asked to go speak to a class of middle school students in Newark, New Jersey. In 2015, it received The White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics’ Bright Spot in Hispanic Education honor. She gladly agreed.

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Funding the Higher Education Sector: More funding, with wiser spending

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To the contrary, the Committee were unequivocal that “the current model for funding higher education is unsustainable”. In a recent piece on this site , Dr Mark Corver presented an alternative model for funding higher education. This sort of thinking is vital for the future sustainability of the higher education sector.

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Leveraging Materials Engineering to Improve Human Health

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Erika Moore Title: Rhines Rising Star Larry Hench Assistant Professor, Materials Science and Engineering, Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering, University of Florida Age: 31 Education: B.S., biomedical engineering, The Johns Hopkins University; Ph.D., She arrived at the University of Florida in July 2020.

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Strong Networks Help Turn Black Faculty into University Presidents

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For example, in 2020, the College and University Professional Association for Human Resources (CUPA-HR) found that Black/African American employees comprise less than 10% of higher education professionals. Whites make up more than 75% of all professionals in higher education. More than 80% were white.

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IIT Guwahati Launches Online Bachelor of Science (Honours) Degree in Data Science and Artificial Intelligence on Coursera

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The National Education Policy 2020 emphasizes on training and preparing professionals in cutting-edge areas that are fast gaining prominence, such as machine learning, AI, big data analysis, etc., NEP 2020 further highlights the importance of increasing the Gross Enrollment Ratio in higher education. Parameswar K.

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ABET Accreditation for higher education - everything you need to know

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ABET Accreditation for higher education - everything you need to know. What is ABET Accreditation and why it is important for Higher Education? It is one of the reliable ways to offer quality education to students. ABET, when elaborated, stands for Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology.

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Report: Latinos Essential to Growing STEM Workforce

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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). workforce participation growth between 2010-2020, the report noted. of engineering doctorate recipients.