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Virginia Tech’s CEED Program Builds Pipelines to Engineering

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Starting with programs for middle and high school students, through supports for graduate students, the Center for the Enhancement of Engineering Diversity (CEED) at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) has provided inspiration, insight, encouragement, and community for engineering students.

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Advising, Counseling, Mentoring and Teaching Black Males in Secondary and Postsecondary Settings

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Hines Our co-edited book, Black Males in Secondary and Postsecondary Education: Teaching, Mentoring, Advising and Counseling, is one of the most comprehensive textbooks on Black males. We followed a qualitative case study design to explore the experiences of 16 Black male academies of engineering students. Dr. Erik M. Frazier, R.-M.

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Engineering success center opens at Boise State

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Image: Boise State University opened its Micron Student Success Center earlier this year and will formally induct the space in April, offering a consolidation of resources for its engineering students to promote a sense of belonging and create a resource center. ’” explains JoAnn Lighty, dean of the College of Engineering.

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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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Integrating Community Engagement into her Scholarship

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

For four years, she served as program coordinator for University of Colorado Boulder’s Colorado Diversity Initiative in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). Moses, who served as her faculty adviser and co-chair of her dissertation committee. Diversity matters in education are not foreign to López either. students in STEM.

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VUU Webinar Discusses NSF Funding and STEM Research at HBCUs

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Recent data projects that nearly four million additional people will be needed in 2030 for the science and engineering workforce to be representative of the U.S. Moore listed numerous NSF scholarships and programs beneficial to HBCU research in fields including STEM, data science, and computing. population, Moore added.

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2023 Inspiring Programs in STEM Award Winners

Insight Into Diversity

INSIGHT Into Diversity 2023 Inspiring Programs in STEM Award winners are recognized for their exemplary and innovative initiatives designed to recruit and retain underrepresented individuals in science, technology, engineering, and math. Read about them here. MS in Business Analytics – STEM-designated Adelphi University Robert B.