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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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Q&A: Jayathi Murthy Works to Deliver Higher Education Across Oregon

EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

A mechanical engineer with decades of experience in both academia and industry, she was previously the dean of the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science. Jayathi Murthy’s term as president of Oregon State University began in September 2022.

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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.

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

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Deirdre Donovan “We're just recognizing that that Pre-Calculus requirement was just another bar to entry for a whole lot of students,” said Dr. Deirdre Donovan, the inaugural director of first-year math in Wentworth's School of Computing and Data Science. She joined the Boston school in 2022.

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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

The end goal is to boost BU’s national research profile, according to the school. Over half the money – $3.9 million – will be used for salaries, and the rest will fund faculty benefits, according to BingUNews. BU deans were asked to create proposals for the new faculty positions. Like broaden their horizons on stuff they’re interested in.

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Columbia U Goes Test Optional Permanently

Inside Higher Ed

Columbia University has become the first Ivy League institution to go test optional in admissions permanently for Columbia College and the Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science.

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Preparing the community for in-demand careers

Marcia J. Ballinger, Ph.D.

When LCCC was founded in 1963 as Ohio’s first community college with a permanent campus, manufacturing education and training was one of the first focus areas. LCCC has been developing unique expertise in semiconductor and microelectronic manufacturing education and training for more than a decade. Mason Moreck understands this.