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Plan B Propels Engineer to Higher Ed Leadership

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

“I then thought, because I was very good in math and science, perhaps I could become an engineer and design an airplane for others to pilot,” said Lim, who joined the NJIT in July 2022 as its ninth president and a distinguished professor of mechanical engineering. That began my pathway forward and my love of engineering.”

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Engineering Ph.D. Candidate Relishes His Role as a Mentor

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

However, he was curious about some aspects of science and engineering, so he decided he’d try community college. candidate in material science and engineering at the University of Central Florida. Gordon also presented at prestigious events such as NanoFlorida 2022, and NanoFlorida 2023.” Fast forward to 2023.

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Q&A: Jayathi Murthy Works to Deliver Higher Education Across Oregon

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Jayathi Murthy’s term as president of Oregon State University began in September 2022. A mechanical engineer with decades of experience in both academia and industry, she was previously the dean of the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science.

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Report: Fall Transfer Enrollment Remains in Decline in 2022

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Fall transfer enrollment remains in decline in 2022, albeit at a slower rate than before, according to a new report from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center. The report found that the declining fall transfer enrollment slowed down in 2022 (-4.7% decrease was observed for undergraduate transfer enrollment from 2020-2022.

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Netherlands: call for higher education funding rethink in ongoing international debate

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Funding for the Dutch education internationalisation organisation Nuffic has already been considerably cut back , and its offices abroad – such as in Mexico, Brazil and China , and Russia, Vietnam, South-Africa and Korea – have been closed and backing for Holland Alumni Network officially came to an end in 2022. Read it here.

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A Premier League success story? Why global higher education is critical to our diverse local economies and communities in the UK

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Few would argue with the statements above, least not me as those who know me would testify, but the same could be said of UK higher education. An industry, like football, that is global and civic, distributed across all geographical areas of the country, and an engine for economic growth and ‘levelling up’ in those places.

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Report: Student Interest in Pursuing Careers in Education on the Decline, But Enrollment in Intro Teaching Courses Rises

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Student interest in working in education continues a generally downward trend across eight states in the U.S. in 2022, according to researchers’ analyses of ACT data. in 2022 compared to 6.9% In those two states, on average, education-related subjects are the sixth most popular intended major. the year before.

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