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Pride in the Halls

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It coincided with HRC’s HBCU Out Loud Day, which takes place the third Wednesday of October during LGBTQ History Month. Unquestionably, the past 40 years have brought many steps forward in terms of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer rights, visibility, and consciousness, but in academia it is still a work in progress.

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

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Following her retirement as president of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) in July 2022, Jackson continued to have an impact on academia, industry, and public service. He had a big influence on me because he had an interest in things scientific and technological,” Jackson said. “I Postal Service in Washington, D.C.,

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First Doctoral Program at a TCU Will Contribute to Native Sovereignty

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When Dr. Elmer Guy first came to Crownpoint Institute of Technology in 1999 as dean of instruction, he could not have known that, 24 years later, he would oversee the institution’s renaming to Navajo Technical University (NTU). It became the first tribal college and university, or TCU, to offer a Ph.D. This is the mission of TCUs.”

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Advancing Engineering excellence in Ireland: The role of Engineers Ireland (EI)

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Overview of Engineers Ireland - History and Background Engineers Ireland is a professional body for engineers in Ireland, founded in 1835 as the Institution of Civil Engineers of Ireland. In addition to supporting its members, Engineers Ireland advocates for the engineering profession in Ireland.

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These leaders’ commitment to DEI got them the nod for president

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Outside academia, Scholz served the U.S. Jenkins is set to become Bates College’s first Black president in its 168-year history. Treasury Department and the Council of Economic Advisors. More from UB: Surprising K12 enrollment declines are trickling up into higher ed Garry W. Jenkins, Bates College (Lewiston, Maine) Garry W.

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2022 INSIGHT Into Diversity HEED Award Recipients

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It serves as an advocate and provides a safe space for members of trans, nonbinary, and gender-nonconforming communities and their allies. . This academic and professional development initiative encourages and assists students from underrepresented groups to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering, and math. .

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2022: Year in Review

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Enrollment remained down at every level from community colleges to graduate schools, but much of academia showed its persistence and resilience. History will say we pulled ourselves up by our bootstraps,” says Dr. Kevin James, Morris Brown’s president. History-maker Dr. Ruth J. Notable Appointments In April, Dr. Helene D.