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Plan B Propels Engineer to Higher Ed Leadership

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Growing up in Malaysia, Lim wanted to skip college, join the military and pursue the dream of becoming a pilot. He attended a school that specialized in science and while still a teenager in 1983 came alone to the United States to pursue higher education. That began my pathway forward and my love of engineering.”

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New presidents or provosts: Altoona Brown Colorado State Gallup Harvard Luther Miami New England San Antonio

Inside Higher Ed

Bradley Chamberlain , vice president for mission and communication at Luther College, has been appointed provost there. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences at Harvard University, in Massachusetts, has been appointed provost at Brown University, in Rhode Island. Doyle III , dean of the John A.

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An online surge at Virginia Tech. But what about outcomes?

Inside Higher Ed

“Every time I taught it, it kind of doubled,” said Duma, professor of engineering and director of the Institute for Critical Technology and Applied Science. When colleges consolidate more students into fewer course sections, they may cut their net expenses. More than 1,000 students signed up.