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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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Binghamton University Looking to Hire 30 Replacement Faculty and 36 New Faculty with $6.5 Million SUNY Grant

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

BU deans were asked to create proposals for the new faculty positions. BU deans were asked to create proposals for the new faculty positions. That’s a really good opportunity because I know a lot of [students] come to [BU] to do extensive research,” said Brandon Nicaj, a first-year majoring in biology. Over half the money – $3.9

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Wentworth Institute of Technology to Drop Pre-Calculus Admissions Requirement for STEM Programs

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The Wentworth Institute of Technology is dropping its pre-Calculus admissions requirement, opening its doors to a wider range of students looking to pursue STEM degrees there. These are students that have great potential and that really want to move into a STEM career,” Donovan said.

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

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Doyle III , dean of the John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences at Harvard University, in Massachusetts, has been appointed provost at Brown University, in Rhode Island.

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Gonzaga launches mentored tech boot camps

Inside Higher Ed

Image: Students benefit from mentors, but structured mentorship isn’t part of many academic programs. In one 2021 Student Voice survey , nearly half of students couldn’t name a single mentor, even one they’d found on their own. out of a possible five-point rating.