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NC A&T Chancellor Dr. Harold L. Martin, Sr. Announces Retirement at End of 2023-24 School Year

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will retire at the end of the 2023-24 school year. A&T as an engineering professor, Martin subsequently stepped into the roles of college dean and vice chancellor for academic affairs. Martin holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in electrical engineering from N.C. in electrical engineering at Virginia Tech.

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UC Berkeley partners with Coursera to launch a new and highly accessible master’s degree in engineering

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This online degree from UC Berkeley’s College of Engineering will upskill engineers and expand access to world-class education. Working professionals need a flexible, industry-responsive program that reflects the interdisciplinary nature of modern engineering. engineering jobs* that require or prefer a master’s degree.

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3 Questions for Sue Lorenson, Vice Dean for Undergraduate Education at Georgetown

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Blog: Learning Innovation Sue Lorenson , vice dean for undergraduate education at Georgetown’s College of Arts and Sciences, is a close colleague and good friend of Eddie’s. I babysat for the dean of students. I cleaned the house of the associate dean for academic affairs. I was an RA. Is this diversity newsletter?:

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Ohio State Scientists Named AAAS Fellows

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Eight scientists at The Ohio State University have been elected to the 2023 class of American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Fellows. The 2023 class includes 502 scientists, engineers, and innovators elected by their academic peers and spanning 24 scientific disciplines. Scott Gaudi , professor of astronomy.

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Dr. Harriet B. Nembhard Named President of Harvey Mudd College

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Nembhard Nembhard is currently dean and Roy J. Carver Professor of Engineering at the University of Iowa College of Engineering. She was invited by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to serve as a member of their joint roundtable on advancing change in undergraduate STEM education. and an M.S.

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Oh, the humanit(ies)! Why integrating the liberal arts and STEM is a win-win for students, institutions

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Led by Richard Utz, senior associate dean of the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts, leaders discussed the importance of removing the traditional barriers present at most universities that silo STEM fields from the invaluable lessons found in literature and the arts. These are demographics that have long-sustained barriers to accessing STEM.

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New HBCU Medical College in NOLA Will Confront Medical Inequities

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Dr. Leonardo Seoane, executive vice president and chief academic officer of Ochsner Health, and first appointed dean of XOCOM. A 2023 report from the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) found that only 5.7% If they can do it, I can do it, too. This can be me.” of the population.